Best Time to Drive from Upland to Lake Elsinore

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-15 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Upland 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	38	41	43	46	43	42	43	45	45	47	54	57	54	48	42	41	39
Tue	38	42	45	49	46	42	42	42	44	49	55	59	59	52	44	41	38
Wed	38	41	44	45	42	41	42	42	42	45	51	55	55	48	42	41	39
Thu	38	41	44	46	43	44	42	44	47	52	59	64	63	54	43	40	38
Fri	38	40	43	45	46	43	47	51	56	63	70	67	61	57	49	42	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	43	50	51	51	52	52	51	49	48	47	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	40	43	44	44	43	44	40	41	42	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Upland to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 70 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 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (8 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lake Elsinore to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	43	46	43	42	43	45	45	47	54	57	54	48	42	41	39
Tue	38	42	45	49	46	42	42	42	44	49	55	59	59	52	44	41	38
Wed	38	41	44	45	42	41	42	42	42	45	51	55	55	48	42	41	39
Thu	38	41	44	46	43	44	42	44	47	52	59	64	63	54	43	40	38
Fri	38	40	43	45	46	43	47	51	56	63	70	67	61	57	49	42	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	43	50	51	51	52	52	51	49	48	47	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	40	43	44	44	43	44	40	41	42	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	43	46	43	42	43	45	45	47	54	57	54	48	42	41	39
Tue	38	42	45	49	46	42	42	42	44	49	55	59	59	52	44	41	38
Wed	38	41	44	45	42	41	42	42	42	45	51	55	55	48	42	41	39
Thu	38	41	44	46	43	44	42	44	47	52	59	64	63	54	43	40	38
Fri	38	40	43	45	46	43	47	51	56	63	70	67	61	57	49	42	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	43	50	51	51	52	52	51	49	48	47	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	40	43	44	44	43	44	40	41	42	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	43	46	43	42	43	45	45	47	54	57	54	48	42	41	39
Tue	38	42	45	49	46	42	42	42	44	49	55	59	59	52	44	41	38
Wed	38	41	44	45	42	41	42	42	42	45	51	55	55	48	42	41	39
Thu	38	41	44	46	43	44	42	44	47	52	59	64	63	54	43	40	38
Fri	38	40	43	45	46	43	47	51	56	63	70	67	61	57	49	42	39
Sat	38	38	39	39	40	43	50	51	51	52	52	51	49	48	47	40	39
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	40	40	43	44	44	43	44	40	41	42	43	39