Best Time to Drive from Mira Mesa to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-15 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 44% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Mira Mesa to Lake Elsinore by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	56	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	66	76	74	65	58	56	55
Tue	55	55	56	58	59	59	58	59	59	61	74	83	82	68	58	57	55
Wed	55	55	56	58	58	59	58	59	60	62	77	86	83	69	58	57	56
Thu	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	62	79	93	85	69	60	57	55
Fri	55	56	56	58	58	59	59	59	63	78	104	97	82	68	64	59	57
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	60	62	59	59	58	58	58	59	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Mira Mesa to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 104 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mira Mesa to central Lake Elsinore along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Mira Mesa to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 104 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mira Mesa to Lake Elsinore?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 104 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mira Mesa to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 104 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (39 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (20 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Mira Mesa (return trip) · Mira Mesa to San Diego · Mira Mesa to Chula Vista · Mira Mesa to Irvine · Mira Mesa to Oceanside · Mira Mesa to Escondido · Mira Mesa to Carlsbad · Mira Mesa to Costa Mesa · Mira Mesa to Temecula · Mira Mesa to Murrieta · Mira Mesa to El Cajon · Mira Mesa to Vista

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	56	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	66	76	74	65	58	56	55
Tue	55	55	56	58	59	59	58	59	59	61	74	83	82	68	58	57	55
Wed	55	55	56	58	58	59	58	59	60	62	77	86	83	69	58	57	56
Thu	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	62	79	93	85	69	60	57	55
Fri	55	56	56	58	58	59	59	59	63	78	104	97	82	68	64	59	57
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	60	62	59	59	58	58	58	59	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	56	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	66	76	74	65	58	56	55
Tue	55	55	56	58	59	59	58	59	59	61	74	83	82	68	58	57	55
Wed	55	55	56	58	58	59	58	59	60	62	77	86	83	69	58	57	56
Thu	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	62	79	93	85	69	60	57	55
Fri	55	56	56	58	58	59	59	59	63	78	104	97	82	68	64	59	57
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	60	62	59	59	58	58	58	59	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	56	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	66	76	74	65	58	56	55
Tue	55	55	56	58	59	59	58	59	59	61	74	83	82	68	58	57	55
Wed	55	55	56	58	58	59	58	59	60	62	77	86	83	69	58	57	56
Thu	55	55	56	57	58	59	59	59	60	62	79	93	85	69	60	57	55
Fri	55	56	56	58	58	59	59	59	63	78	104	97	82	68	64	59	57
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	60	62	59	59	58	58	58	59	56
Sun	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	57	55