Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-15 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Ontario 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	37	43	45	47	43	43	41	42	42	43	48	51	50	44	40	39	38
Tue	38	42	46	51	45	45	43	42	42	42	50	54	54	48	40	38	37
Wed	38	42	45	48	45	43	42	41	42	46	50	54	54	48	40	38	37
Thu	37	42	45	49	43	43	42	42	43	47	54	60	60	51	42	39	38
Fri	37	39	42	44	42	42	42	46	52	57	64	64	61	55	45	40	38
Sat	37	38	39	39	39	43	48	49	47	48	48	47	45	42	40	39	37
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	39	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Ontario to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario 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 Ontario to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ontario to Lake Elsinore?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 37 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (9 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Ontario (return trip) · Ontario to Los Angeles · Ontario to Santa Monica · Ontario to Pasadena · Ontario to Long Beach · Ontario to West Covina · Ontario to Burbank · Ontario to Glendale · Ontario to Santa Clarita · Ontario to Van Nuys · Ontario to Torrance · Ontario to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	45	47	43	43	41	42	42	43	48	51	50	44	40	39	38
Tue	38	42	46	51	45	45	43	42	42	42	50	54	54	48	40	38	37
Wed	38	42	45	48	45	43	42	41	42	46	50	54	54	48	40	38	37
Thu	37	42	45	49	43	43	42	42	43	47	54	60	60	51	42	39	38
Fri	37	39	42	44	42	42	42	46	52	57	64	64	61	55	45	40	38
Sat	37	38	39	39	39	43	48	49	47	48	48	47	45	42	40	39	37
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	45	47	43	43	41	42	42	43	48	51	50	44	40	39	38
Tue	38	42	46	51	45	45	43	42	42	42	50	54	54	48	40	38	37
Wed	38	42	45	48	45	43	42	41	42	46	50	54	54	48	40	38	37
Thu	37	42	45	49	43	43	42	42	43	47	54	60	60	51	42	39	38
Fri	37	39	42	44	42	42	42	46	52	57	64	64	61	55	45	40	38
Sat	37	38	39	39	39	43	48	49	47	48	48	47	45	42	40	39	37
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	39	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	43	45	47	43	43	41	42	42	43	48	51	50	44	40	39	38
Tue	38	42	46	51	45	45	43	42	42	42	50	54	54	48	40	38	37
Wed	38	42	45	48	45	43	42	41	42	46	50	54	54	48	40	38	37
Thu	37	42	45	49	43	43	42	42	43	47	54	60	60	51	42	39	38
Fri	37	39	42	44	42	42	42	46	52	57	64	64	61	55	45	40	38
Sat	37	38	39	39	39	43	48	49	47	48	48	47	45	42	40	39	37
Sun	37	38	38	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	39	39	37