Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 109 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 92 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Pedro 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	66	70	76	76	75	73	74	76	77	84	94	97	94	83	74	70	67
Tue	66	71	80	81	79	76	75	77	81	94	113	116	110	91	77	72	67
Wed	66	71	78	80	79	76	76	79	79	92	111	114	110	95	79	73	67
Thu	66	72	79	80	79	77	78	80	83	96	118	122	111	92	78	73	68
Fri	66	70	76	76	77	78	81	89	100	121	130	123	109	91	80	73	68
Sat	66	68	70	70	73	77	82	82	84	87	89	85	82	77	75	73	67
Sun	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	71	72	72	72	71	69	70	70	72	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from San Pedro to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 Pedro to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 66 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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More drives

Lake Elsinore to San Pedro (return trip) · San Pedro to Los Angeles · San Pedro to Long Beach · San Pedro to Anaheim · San Pedro to Riverside · San Pedro to Santa Ana · San Pedro to Irvine · San Pedro to San Bernardino · San Pedro to Fontana · San Pedro to Oxnard · San Pedro to Moreno Valley · San Pedro to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	70	76	76	75	73	74	76	77	84	94	97	94	83	74	70	67
Tue	66	71	80	81	79	76	75	77	81	94	113	116	110	91	77	72	67
Wed	66	71	78	80	79	76	76	79	79	92	111	114	110	95	79	73	67
Thu	66	72	79	80	79	77	78	80	83	96	118	122	111	92	78	73	68
Fri	66	70	76	76	77	78	81	89	100	121	130	123	109	91	80	73	68
Sat	66	68	70	70	73	77	82	82	84	87	89	85	82	77	75	73	67
Sun	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	71	72	72	72	71	69	70	70	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	70	76	76	75	73	74	76	77	84	94	97	94	83	74	70	67
Tue	66	71	80	81	79	76	75	77	81	94	113	116	110	91	77	72	67
Wed	66	71	78	80	79	76	76	79	79	92	111	114	110	95	79	73	67
Thu	66	72	79	80	79	77	78	80	83	96	118	122	111	92	78	73	68
Fri	66	70	76	76	77	78	81	89	100	121	130	123	109	91	80	73	68
Sat	66	68	70	70	73	77	82	82	84	87	89	85	82	77	75	73	67
Sun	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	71	72	72	72	71	69	70	70	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	70	76	76	75	73	74	76	77	84	94	97	94	83	74	70	67
Tue	66	71	80	81	79	76	75	77	81	94	113	116	110	91	77	72	67
Wed	66	71	78	80	79	76	76	79	79	92	111	114	110	95	79	73	67
Thu	66	72	79	80	79	77	78	80	83	96	118	122	111	92	78	73	68
Fri	66	70	76	76	77	78	81	89	100	121	130	123	109	91	80	73	68
Sat	66	68	70	70	73	77	82	82	84	87	89	85	82	77	75	73	67
Sun	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	71	72	72	72	71	69	70	70	72	67