Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Lake Elsinore
Right now (12:51 am PST): about 56 minutes via I-15 South and SR-60 East.
Only 2% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 57 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 58 |
| Tue | 58 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 62 | 63 | 58 |
| Wed | 57 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 59 |
| Thu | 57 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 57 |
| Fri | 57 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 85 | 78 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 58 |
| Sat | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 57 |
| Sun | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 57 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Montebello to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).
About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (about 5 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Lake Elsinore?
On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Montebello to Lake Elsinore?
The 62-mile drive usually takes 57 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Montebello to Lake Elsinore?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-60 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)
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