Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Lake Elsinore

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-215 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 52% 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 San Bernardino 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	55	62	52	47	49	50	52	56	60	59	65	48	42	41	40
Tue	39	44	60	70	56	49	49	49	50	54	65	65	70	52	43	41	40
Wed	39	44	63	75	56	49	48	49	50	54	62	67	72	56	43	41	40
Thu	39	43	59	69	56	48	48	48	52	55	68	65	70	55	43	42	41
Fri	39	43	48	58	51	48	49	52	57	61	63	65	60	49	46	42	40
Sat	40	40	40	41	43	45	48	51	49	49	49	48	47	44	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	41	42	45	47	47	46	45	43	43	43	43	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from San Bernardino to Lake Elsinore (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 75 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 75 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Lake Elsinore?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 39 to 75 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 75 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (25 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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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	55	62	52	47	49	50	52	56	60	59	65	48	42	41	40
Tue	39	44	60	70	56	49	49	49	50	54	65	65	70	52	43	41	40
Wed	39	44	63	75	56	49	48	49	50	54	62	67	72	56	43	41	40
Thu	39	43	59	69	56	48	48	48	52	55	68	65	70	55	43	42	41
Fri	39	43	48	58	51	48	49	52	57	61	63	65	60	49	46	42	40
Sat	40	40	40	41	43	45	48	51	49	49	49	48	47	44	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	41	42	45	47	47	46	45	43	43	43	43	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	55	62	52	47	49	50	52	56	60	59	65	48	42	41	40
Tue	39	44	60	70	56	49	49	49	50	54	65	65	70	52	43	41	40
Wed	39	44	63	75	56	49	48	49	50	54	62	67	72	56	43	41	40
Thu	39	43	59	69	56	48	48	48	52	55	68	65	70	55	43	42	41
Fri	39	43	48	58	51	48	49	52	57	61	63	65	60	49	46	42	40
Sat	40	40	40	41	43	45	48	51	49	49	49	48	47	44	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	41	42	45	47	47	46	45	43	43	43	43	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	43	55	62	52	47	49	50	52	56	60	59	65	48	42	41	40
Tue	39	44	60	70	56	49	49	49	50	54	65	65	70	52	43	41	40
Wed	39	44	63	75	56	49	48	49	50	54	62	67	72	56	43	41	40
Thu	39	43	59	69	56	48	48	48	52	55	68	65	70	55	43	42	41
Fri	39	43	48	58	51	48	49	52	57	61	63	65	60	49	46	42	40
Sat	40	40	40	41	43	45	48	51	49	49	49	48	47	44	42	41	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	41	42	45	47	47	46	45	43	43	43	43	44	41