Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Lake Elsinore

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 54 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South.

Only 16% 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 Pico Rivera 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	54	58	63	67	63	59	59	60	62	66	74	77	75	65	60	58	54
Tue	54	58	69	71	67	62	61	61	64	68	79	80	80	68	61	59	55
Wed	54	59	67	71	68	63	61	63	62	68	77	82	77	68	62	60	55
Thu	54	59	68	71	67	63	63	63	65	70	80	85	81	71	63	59	55
Fri	54	57	62	62	61	61	63	68	74	84	93	90	82	71	65	61	55
Sat	54	57	57	58	59	61	65	64	64	67	69	68	66	63	60	60	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	57	58	57	58	58	56	57	58	60	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Lake Elsinore?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	63	67	63	59	59	60	62	66	74	77	75	65	60	58	54
Tue	54	58	69	71	67	62	61	61	64	68	79	80	80	68	61	59	55
Wed	54	59	67	71	68	63	61	63	62	68	77	82	77	68	62	60	55
Thu	54	59	68	71	67	63	63	63	65	70	80	85	81	71	63	59	55
Fri	54	57	62	62	61	61	63	68	74	84	93	90	82	71	65	61	55
Sat	54	57	57	58	59	61	65	64	64	67	69	68	66	63	60	60	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	57	58	57	58	58	56	57	58	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	63	67	63	59	59	60	62	66	74	77	75	65	60	58	54
Tue	54	58	69	71	67	62	61	61	64	68	79	80	80	68	61	59	55
Wed	54	59	67	71	68	63	61	63	62	68	77	82	77	68	62	60	55
Thu	54	59	68	71	67	63	63	63	65	70	80	85	81	71	63	59	55
Fri	54	57	62	62	61	61	63	68	74	84	93	90	82	71	65	61	55
Sat	54	57	57	58	59	61	65	64	64	67	69	68	66	63	60	60	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	57	58	57	58	58	56	57	58	60	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	63	67	63	59	59	60	62	66	74	77	75	65	60	58	54
Tue	54	58	69	71	67	62	61	61	64	68	79	80	80	68	61	59	55
Wed	54	59	67	71	68	63	61	63	62	68	77	82	77	68	62	60	55
Thu	54	59	68	71	67	63	63	63	65	70	80	85	81	71	63	59	55
Fri	54	57	62	62	61	61	63	68	74	84	93	90	82	71	65	61	55
Sat	54	57	57	58	59	61	65	64	64	67	69	68	66	63	60	60	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	56	57	58	57	58	57	58	58	56	57	58	60	54