Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Lake Elsinore

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 52 minutes via I-215 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Rialto 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	57	61	61	53	57	58	57	60	67	66	65	58	47	46	44
Tue	43	49	57	60	62	57	54	57	58	65	65	65	65	59	49	45	43
Wed	43	48	58	60	62	54	56	55	57	60	68	68	66	60	48	45	44
Thu	43	47	55	60	60	52	54	55	58	61	68	67	65	58	48	46	44
Fri	43	48	56	59	59	55	58	61	65	64	69	64	64	57	51	47	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	49	51	53	56	56	56	54	54	53	49	48	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	50	54	52	50	50	49	51	49	48	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 37-mile drive from Rialto to Lake Elsinore (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 69 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (26 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rialto 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 Rialto to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 69 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 37-mile drive usually takes 43 to 69 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 69 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Rialto (return trip) · Rialto to Los Angeles · Rialto to Long Beach · Rialto to Anaheim · Rialto to Riverside · Rialto to Santa Ana · Rialto to Irvine · Rialto to Moreno Valley · Rialto to Huntington Beach · Rialto to Glendale · Rialto to Santa Clarita · Rialto to Oceanside

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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	57	61	61	53	57	58	57	60	67	66	65	58	47	46	44
Tue	43	49	57	60	62	57	54	57	58	65	65	65	65	59	49	45	43
Wed	43	48	58	60	62	54	56	55	57	60	68	68	66	60	48	45	44
Thu	43	47	55	60	60	52	54	55	58	61	68	67	65	58	48	46	44
Fri	43	48	56	59	59	55	58	61	65	64	69	64	64	57	51	47	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	49	51	53	56	56	56	54	54	53	49	48	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	50	54	52	50	50	49	51	49	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	57	61	61	53	57	58	57	60	67	66	65	58	47	46	44
Tue	43	49	57	60	62	57	54	57	58	65	65	65	65	59	49	45	43
Wed	43	48	58	60	62	54	56	55	57	60	68	68	66	60	48	45	44
Thu	43	47	55	60	60	52	54	55	58	61	68	67	65	58	48	46	44
Fri	43	48	56	59	59	55	58	61	65	64	69	64	64	57	51	47	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	49	51	53	56	56	56	54	54	53	49	48	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	50	54	52	50	50	49	51	49	48	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	47	57	61	61	53	57	58	57	60	67	66	65	58	47	46	44
Tue	43	49	57	60	62	57	54	57	58	65	65	65	65	59	49	45	43
Wed	43	48	58	60	62	54	56	55	57	60	68	68	66	60	48	45	44
Thu	43	47	55	60	60	52	54	55	58	61	68	67	65	58	48	46	44
Fri	43	48	56	59	59	55	58	61	65	64	69	64	64	57	51	47	44
Sat	44	44	44	45	46	49	51	53	56	56	56	54	54	53	49	48	44
Sun	44	44	44	44	45	46	47	50	54	52	50	50	49	51	49	48	45