Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Lake Elsinore

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-215 South and I-10 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Redlands 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	43	47	54	64	56	49	50	50	51	56	58	58	61	52	46	45	43
Tue	42	48	61	68	59	50	49	49	51	53	57	61	71	59	47	44	43
Wed	42	47	61	67	58	49	49	50	51	54	57	61	67	57	46	44	43
Thu	42	46	60	63	59	49	49	50	51	53	60	62	74	57	47	46	43
Fri	42	46	52	64	54	50	51	53	57	60	63	69	68	56	49	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	52	52	53	52	53	51	49	48	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	49	48	47	47	48	47	47	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Redlands to Lake Elsinore (via I-215 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands 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 Redlands to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 42 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Redlands (return trip) · Redlands to Los Angeles · Redlands to Mid-City · Redlands to San Diego · Redlands to Long Beach · Redlands to Anaheim · Redlands to Riverside · Redlands to Santa Ana · Redlands to Irvine · Redlands to San Bernardino · Redlands to Fontana · Redlands 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	43	47	54	64	56	49	50	50	51	56	58	58	61	52	46	45	43
Tue	42	48	61	68	59	50	49	49	51	53	57	61	71	59	47	44	43
Wed	42	47	61	67	58	49	49	50	51	54	57	61	67	57	46	44	43
Thu	42	46	60	63	59	49	49	50	51	53	60	62	74	57	47	46	43
Fri	42	46	52	64	54	50	51	53	57	60	63	69	68	56	49	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	52	52	53	52	53	51	49	48	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	49	48	47	47	48	47	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	54	64	56	49	50	50	51	56	58	58	61	52	46	45	43
Tue	42	48	61	68	59	50	49	49	51	53	57	61	71	59	47	44	43
Wed	42	47	61	67	58	49	49	50	51	54	57	61	67	57	46	44	43
Thu	42	46	60	63	59	49	49	50	51	53	60	62	74	57	47	46	43
Fri	42	46	52	64	54	50	51	53	57	60	63	69	68	56	49	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	52	52	53	52	53	51	49	48	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	49	48	47	47	48	47	47	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	54	64	56	49	50	50	51	56	58	58	61	52	46	45	43
Tue	42	48	61	68	59	50	49	49	51	53	57	61	71	59	47	44	43
Wed	42	47	61	67	58	49	49	50	51	54	57	61	67	57	46	44	43
Thu	42	46	60	63	59	49	49	50	51	53	60	62	74	57	47	46	43
Fri	42	46	52	64	54	50	51	53	57	60	63	69	68	56	49	46	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	52	52	53	52	53	51	49	48	44
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	47	49	50	49	48	47	47	48	47	47	43