Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Lake Elsinore

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 84 at this time.

Only 20% 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 Torrance 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	65	68	74	74	73	71	72	73	74	80	91	94	92	81	72	68	65
Tue	65	70	78	79	77	74	73	74	78	90	110	113	109	89	75	70	65
Wed	65	70	76	78	78	75	74	76	76	88	107	111	108	93	77	71	66
Thu	65	71	77	79	77	75	75	77	80	91	112	118	108	90	76	71	66
Fri	64	68	74	74	75	76	78	85	96	114	125	118	105	88	78	71	66
Sat	65	67	68	69	71	74	78	78	79	82	85	82	79	75	73	72	65
Sun	65	66	65	66	67	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	69	69	70	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Torrance to Lake Elsinore (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 125 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance 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 Torrance to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 64 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 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 (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Torrance (return trip) · Torrance to Los Angeles · Torrance to Santa Monica · Torrance to Pasadena · Torrance to West Covina · Torrance to Burbank · Torrance to Glendale · Torrance to Santa Clarita · Torrance to Van Nuys · Torrance to Hollywood · Torrance to Culver City · Torrance to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	74	74	73	71	72	73	74	80	91	94	92	81	72	68	65
Tue	65	70	78	79	77	74	73	74	78	90	110	113	109	89	75	70	65
Wed	65	70	76	78	78	75	74	76	76	88	107	111	108	93	77	71	66
Thu	65	71	77	79	77	75	75	77	80	91	112	118	108	90	76	71	66
Fri	64	68	74	74	75	76	78	85	96	114	125	118	105	88	78	71	66
Sat	65	67	68	69	71	74	78	78	79	82	85	82	79	75	73	72	65
Sun	65	66	65	66	67	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	69	69	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	74	74	73	71	72	73	74	80	91	94	92	81	72	68	65
Tue	65	70	78	79	77	74	73	74	78	90	110	113	109	89	75	70	65
Wed	65	70	76	78	78	75	74	76	76	88	107	111	108	93	77	71	66
Thu	65	71	77	79	77	75	75	77	80	91	112	118	108	90	76	71	66
Fri	64	68	74	74	75	76	78	85	96	114	125	118	105	88	78	71	66
Sat	65	67	68	69	71	74	78	78	79	82	85	82	79	75	73	72	65
Sun	65	66	65	66	67	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	69	69	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	74	74	73	71	72	73	74	80	91	94	92	81	72	68	65
Tue	65	70	78	79	77	74	73	74	78	90	110	113	109	89	75	70	65
Wed	65	70	76	78	78	75	74	76	76	88	107	111	108	93	77	71	66
Thu	65	71	77	79	77	75	75	77	80	91	112	118	108	90	76	71	66
Fri	64	68	74	74	75	76	78	85	96	114	125	118	105	88	78	71	66
Sat	65	67	68	69	71	74	78	78	79	82	85	82	79	75	73	72	65
Sun	65	66	65	66	67	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	68	69	69	70	65