Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Lake Forest

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 58 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 39% 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 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	56	71	77	77	71	61	61	60	61	63	68	67	67	62	55	55	53
Tue	56	75	85	84	75	64	60	60	61	64	67	67	74	67	55	54	52
Wed	55	71	82	85	73	62	59	59	61	63	67	67	74	66	56	54	52
Thu	55	72	78	76	70	61	61	61	63	62	66	67	77	67	56	54	53
Fri	54	66	67	71	66	61	62	63	65	65	66	69	71	63	57	54	52
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	58	59	60	60	61	62	58	57	55	54	52
Sun	52	53	53	54	55	57	58	58	60	59	58	58	56	57	56	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Redlands to Lake Forest (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 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 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 Redlands to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 52 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	71	77	77	71	61	61	60	61	63	68	67	67	62	55	55	53
Tue	56	75	85	84	75	64	60	60	61	64	67	67	74	67	55	54	52
Wed	55	71	82	85	73	62	59	59	61	63	67	67	74	66	56	54	52
Thu	55	72	78	76	70	61	61	61	63	62	66	67	77	67	56	54	53
Fri	54	66	67	71	66	61	62	63	65	65	66	69	71	63	57	54	52
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	58	59	60	60	61	62	58	57	55	54	52
Sun	52	53	53	54	55	57	58	58	60	59	58	58	56	57	56	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	71	77	77	71	61	61	60	61	63	68	67	67	62	55	55	53
Tue	56	75	85	84	75	64	60	60	61	64	67	67	74	67	55	54	52
Wed	55	71	82	85	73	62	59	59	61	63	67	67	74	66	56	54	52
Thu	55	72	78	76	70	61	61	61	63	62	66	67	77	67	56	54	53
Fri	54	66	67	71	66	61	62	63	65	65	66	69	71	63	57	54	52
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	58	59	60	60	61	62	58	57	55	54	52
Sun	52	53	53	54	55	57	58	58	60	59	58	58	56	57	56	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	71	77	77	71	61	61	60	61	63	68	67	67	62	55	55	53
Tue	56	75	85	84	75	64	60	60	61	64	67	67	74	67	55	54	52
Wed	55	71	82	85	73	62	59	59	61	63	67	67	74	66	56	54	52
Thu	55	72	78	76	70	61	61	61	63	62	66	67	77	67	56	54	53
Fri	54	66	67	71	66	61	62	63	65	65	66	69	71	63	57	54	52
Sat	52	54	54	55	55	56	58	59	60	60	61	62	58	57	55	54	52
Sun	52	53	53	54	55	57	58	58	60	59	58	58	56	57	56	55	52