Best Time to Drive from Victorville to Lake Forest

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-15 South, usually 87 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Victorville to Lake Forest 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	87	115	130	115	102	95	88	86	87	87	88	87	85	83	83	83	79
Tue	84	110	122	114	92	87	85	84	83	84	85	84	83	82	82	82	78
Wed	87	103	118	109	93	87	85	84	86	84	85	83	83	81	82	81	78
Thu	84	106	111	104	92	88	86	87	88	86	86	88	85	83	82	81	78
Fri	82	91	89	92	87	85	84	86	85	87	90	92	89	86	84	82	80
Sat	79	81	81	81	83	84	85	89	89	88	87	89	85	82	80	80	78
Sun	78	79	79	80	82	84	86	89	92	92	91	88	86	87	85	84	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Victorville to Lake Forest (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (5 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Victorville to central Lake Forest 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 Victorville to Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Victorville to Lake Forest?

The 86-mile drive usually takes 78 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Victorville to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (10 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	87	115	130	115	102	95	88	86	87	87	88	87	85	83	83	83	79
Tue	84	110	122	114	92	87	85	84	83	84	85	84	83	82	82	82	78
Wed	87	103	118	109	93	87	85	84	86	84	85	83	83	81	82	81	78
Thu	84	106	111	104	92	88	86	87	88	86	86	88	85	83	82	81	78
Fri	82	91	89	92	87	85	84	86	85	87	90	92	89	86	84	82	80
Sat	79	81	81	81	83	84	85	89	89	88	87	89	85	82	80	80	78
Sun	78	79	79	80	82	84	86	89	92	92	91	88	86	87	85	84	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	115	130	115	102	95	88	86	87	87	88	87	85	83	83	83	79
Tue	84	110	122	114	92	87	85	84	83	84	85	84	83	82	82	82	78
Wed	87	103	118	109	93	87	85	84	86	84	85	83	83	81	82	81	78
Thu	84	106	111	104	92	88	86	87	88	86	86	88	85	83	82	81	78
Fri	82	91	89	92	87	85	84	86	85	87	90	92	89	86	84	82	80
Sat	79	81	81	81	83	84	85	89	89	88	87	89	85	82	80	80	78
Sun	78	79	79	80	82	84	86	89	92	92	91	88	86	87	85	84	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	115	130	115	102	95	88	86	87	87	88	87	85	83	83	83	79
Tue	84	110	122	114	92	87	85	84	83	84	85	84	83	82	82	82	78
Wed	87	103	118	109	93	87	85	84	86	84	85	83	83	81	82	81	78
Thu	84	106	111	104	92	88	86	87	88	86	86	88	85	83	82	81	78
Fri	82	91	89	92	87	85	84	86	85	87	90	92	89	86	84	82	80
Sat	79	81	81	81	83	84	85	89	89	88	87	89	85	82	80	80	78
Sun	78	79	79	80	82	84	86	89	92	92	91	88	86	87	85	84	79