Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Lake Forest

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 94 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South and SR-60 West.

Only 7% 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 Palm Springs 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	109	123	137	122	107	104	104	106	108	110	108	107	104	101	100	99	97
Tue	115	129	149	128	110	103	102	105	108	109	110	108	108	101	98	97	96
Wed	112	126	148	128	109	103	103	106	108	113	112	109	108	103	98	97	96
Thu	108	123	137	122	108	104	105	108	110	109	112	110	108	102	99	98	95
Fri	105	112	118	110	106	106	107	110	112	114	113	112	109	103	99	97	95
Sat	97	97	97	98	99	102	104	105	106	106	107	104	104	101	98	96	95
Sun	95	95	96	97	100	104	107	109	111	106	104	102	102	102	101	98	95

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Palm Springs to Lake Forest (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 95 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (21 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 95 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Springs to Lake Forest?

The 96-mile drive usually takes 95 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 149 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 (14 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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	109	123	137	122	107	104	104	106	108	110	108	107	104	101	100	99	97
Tue	115	129	149	128	110	103	102	105	108	109	110	108	108	101	98	97	96
Wed	112	126	148	128	109	103	103	106	108	113	112	109	108	103	98	97	96
Thu	108	123	137	122	108	104	105	108	110	109	112	110	108	102	99	98	95
Fri	105	112	118	110	106	106	107	110	112	114	113	112	109	103	99	97	95
Sat	97	97	97	98	99	102	104	105	106	106	107	104	104	101	98	96	95
Sun	95	95	96	97	100	104	107	109	111	106	104	102	102	102	101	98	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	123	137	122	107	104	104	106	108	110	108	107	104	101	100	99	97
Tue	115	129	149	128	110	103	102	105	108	109	110	108	108	101	98	97	96
Wed	112	126	148	128	109	103	103	106	108	113	112	109	108	103	98	97	96
Thu	108	123	137	122	108	104	105	108	110	109	112	110	108	102	99	98	95
Fri	105	112	118	110	106	106	107	110	112	114	113	112	109	103	99	97	95
Sat	97	97	97	98	99	102	104	105	106	106	107	104	104	101	98	96	95
Sun	95	95	96	97	100	104	107	109	111	106	104	102	102	102	101	98	95

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	109	123	137	122	107	104	104	106	108	110	108	107	104	101	100	99	97
Tue	115	129	149	128	110	103	102	105	108	109	110	108	108	101	98	97	96
Wed	112	126	148	128	109	103	103	106	108	113	112	109	108	103	98	97	96
Thu	108	123	137	122	108	104	105	108	110	109	112	110	108	102	99	98	95
Fri	105	112	118	110	106	106	107	110	112	114	113	112	109	103	99	97	95
Sat	97	97	97	98	99	102	104	105	106	106	107	104	104	101	98	96	95
Sun	95	95	96	97	100	104	107	109	111	106	104	102	102	102	101	98	95