Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Lake Elsinore

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North and I-10 East, usually 61 at this time.

Only 48% 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 West Covina 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	47	49	51	53	51	52	52	52	52	55	63	64	65	55	51	49	47
Tue	47	49	51	55	52	53	52	51	53	56	64	67	69	60	53	50	47
Wed	46	49	52	54	53	52	52	52	53	58	65	69	65	57	51	49	47
Thu	47	49	51	53	52	53	52	53	55	61	71	75	73	60	52	50	47
Fri	47	48	50	52	51	52	53	59	65	72	82	85	75	66	58	52	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	49	53	57	58	58	60	59	58	56	53	49	48	47
Sun	46	46	47	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from West Covina to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South and SR-71 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (60 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Covina 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 West Covina to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Lake Elsinore?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 46 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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

More drives

Lake Elsinore to West Covina (return trip) · West Covina to Los Angeles · West Covina to Santa Monica · West Covina to Pasadena · West Covina to Long Beach · West Covina to Burbank · West Covina to Glendale · West Covina to Santa Clarita · West Covina to Van Nuys · West Covina to Torrance · West Covina to LAX · West Covina to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	51	53	51	52	52	52	52	55	63	64	65	55	51	49	47
Tue	47	49	51	55	52	53	52	51	53	56	64	67	69	60	53	50	47
Wed	46	49	52	54	53	52	52	52	53	58	65	69	65	57	51	49	47
Thu	47	49	51	53	52	53	52	53	55	61	71	75	73	60	52	50	47
Fri	47	48	50	52	51	52	53	59	65	72	82	85	75	66	58	52	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	49	53	57	58	58	60	59	58	56	53	49	48	47
Sun	46	46	47	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	51	53	51	52	52	52	52	55	63	64	65	55	51	49	47
Tue	47	49	51	55	52	53	52	51	53	56	64	67	69	60	53	50	47
Wed	46	49	52	54	53	52	52	52	53	58	65	69	65	57	51	49	47
Thu	47	49	51	53	52	53	52	53	55	61	71	75	73	60	52	50	47
Fri	47	48	50	52	51	52	53	59	65	72	82	85	75	66	58	52	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	49	53	57	58	58	60	59	58	56	53	49	48	47
Sun	46	46	47	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	51	53	51	52	52	52	52	55	63	64	65	55	51	49	47
Tue	47	49	51	55	52	53	52	51	53	56	64	67	69	60	53	50	47
Wed	46	49	52	54	53	52	52	52	53	58	65	69	65	57	51	49	47
Thu	47	49	51	53	52	53	52	53	55	61	71	75	73	60	52	50	47
Fri	47	48	50	52	51	52	53	59	65	72	82	85	75	66	58	52	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	49	53	57	58	58	60	59	58	56	53	49	48	47
Sun	46	46	47	46	47	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	47