Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Lake Elsinore

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North, usually 47 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 Pomona 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	40	43	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	51	55	54	47	43	42	40
Tue	40	43	44	46	44	44	44	44	45	45	53	58	59	50	43	41	40
Wed	40	43	44	45	44	45	45	44	45	47	53	56	56	49	43	42	40
Thu	40	43	44	46	44	45	45	45	46	50	58	67	65	53	45	42	40
Fri	40	42	43	43	43	44	45	49	55	62	71	71	63	56	49	44	41
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	45	50	51	50	51	51	51	47	45	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Pomona to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 40 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 Pomona 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 Pomona to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 40 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (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 Pomona (return trip) · Pomona to Los Angeles · Pomona to Santa Monica · Pomona to Pasadena · Pomona to Long Beach · Pomona to West Covina · Pomona to Burbank · Pomona to Glendale · Pomona to Santa Clarita · Pomona to Van Nuys · Pomona to Torrance · Pomona 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	40	43	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	51	55	54	47	43	42	40
Tue	40	43	44	46	44	44	44	44	45	45	53	58	59	50	43	41	40
Wed	40	43	44	45	44	45	45	44	45	47	53	56	56	49	43	42	40
Thu	40	43	44	46	44	45	45	45	46	50	58	67	65	53	45	42	40
Fri	40	42	43	43	43	44	45	49	55	62	71	71	63	56	49	44	41
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	45	50	51	50	51	51	51	47	45	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	51	55	54	47	43	42	40
Tue	40	43	44	46	44	44	44	44	45	45	53	58	59	50	43	41	40
Wed	40	43	44	45	44	45	45	44	45	47	53	56	56	49	43	42	40
Thu	40	43	44	46	44	45	45	45	46	50	58	67	65	53	45	42	40
Fri	40	42	43	43	43	44	45	49	55	62	71	71	63	56	49	44	41
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	45	50	51	50	51	51	51	47	45	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	45	51	55	54	47	43	42	40
Tue	40	43	44	46	44	44	44	44	45	45	53	58	59	50	43	41	40
Wed	40	43	44	45	44	45	45	44	45	47	53	56	56	49	43	42	40
Thu	40	43	44	46	44	45	45	45	46	50	58	67	65	53	45	42	40
Fri	40	42	43	43	43	44	45	49	55	62	71	71	63	56	49	44	41
Sat	40	40	41	41	42	45	50	51	50	51	51	51	47	45	43	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	40