Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Lake Forest

Right now (7:09 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 54 at this time.

Only 32% 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 Moreno Valley to Lake Forest 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	53	67	86	88	68	57	57	55	57	58	60	58	57	56	53	53	51
Tue	52	70	90	101	76	60	55	54	56	58	62	59	58	56	54	51	50
Wed	52	70	87	98	75	60	55	55	59	58	61	61	60	58	53	51	49
Thu	51	69	86	91	73	58	55	57	60	61	61	60	60	58	54	51	50
Fri	51	60	66	68	60	56	57	57	61	62	64	64	64	61	56	52	49
Sat	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	60	64	61	60	60	58	55	52	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	52	54	59	60	60	60	56	53	53	53	53	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Lake Forest (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley to central Lake Forest 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 Moreno Valley to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Lake Forest?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 49 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	86	88	68	57	57	55	57	58	60	58	57	56	53	53	51
Tue	52	70	90	101	76	60	55	54	56	58	62	59	58	56	54	51	50
Wed	52	70	87	98	75	60	55	55	59	58	61	61	60	58	53	51	49
Thu	51	69	86	91	73	58	55	57	60	61	61	60	60	58	54	51	50
Fri	51	60	66	68	60	56	57	57	61	62	64	64	64	61	56	52	49
Sat	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	60	64	61	60	60	58	55	52	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	52	54	59	60	60	60	56	53	53	53	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	86	88	68	57	57	55	57	58	60	58	57	56	53	53	51
Tue	52	70	90	101	76	60	55	54	56	58	62	59	58	56	54	51	50
Wed	52	70	87	98	75	60	55	55	59	58	61	61	60	58	53	51	49
Thu	51	69	86	91	73	58	55	57	60	61	61	60	60	58	54	51	50
Fri	51	60	66	68	60	56	57	57	61	62	64	64	64	61	56	52	49
Sat	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	60	64	61	60	60	58	55	52	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	52	54	59	60	60	60	56	53	53	53	53	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	67	86	88	68	57	57	55	57	58	60	58	57	56	53	53	51
Tue	52	70	90	101	76	60	55	54	56	58	62	59	58	56	54	51	50
Wed	52	70	87	98	75	60	55	55	59	58	61	61	60	58	53	51	49
Thu	51	69	86	91	73	58	55	57	60	61	61	60	60	58	54	51	50
Fri	51	60	66	68	60	56	57	57	61	62	64	64	64	61	56	52	49
Sat	49	51	52	52	53	55	57	60	64	61	60	60	58	55	52	51	49
Sun	49	50	50	51	52	54	59	60	60	60	56	53	53	53	53	53	50