Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Lake Elsinore
Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 107 minutes via I-15 South and I-210 East and SR-71 North, usually 89 at this time.
Only 57% 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 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 79 | 67 | 62 | 60 |
| Tue | 60 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 76 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 83 | 72 | 64 | 60 |
| Wed | 60 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 79 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 84 | 72 | 65 | 60 |
| Thu | 60 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 85 | 106 | 109 | 101 | 89 | 74 | 65 | 60 |
| Fri | 60 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 81 | 91 | 108 | 118 | 112 | 104 | 89 | 77 | 68 | 62 |
| Sat | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 61 |
| Sun | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Pasadena to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South and I-210 East and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).
About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena 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 Pasadena to Lake Elsinore?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Lake Elsinore?
The 66-mile drive usually takes 60 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Lake Elsinore?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-210 East in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)
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