Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Lake Elsinore

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 67 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 50 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Yorba Linda 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	35	37	38	39	38	38	38	39	39	41	48	53	53	47	42	39	36
Tue	35	37	39	40	39	39	38	38	39	42	50	57	57	50	44	41	37
Wed	35	37	39	39	40	40	38	38	40	42	49	54	54	49	44	41	38
Thu	35	38	40	39	39	39	39	39	41	45	53	62	63	51	46	40	37
Fri	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	43	51	60	69	69	62	54	47	42	38
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	41	45	45	45	46	48	50	47	47	43	42	37
Sun	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	38	39	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Lake Elsinore (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Lake Elsinore?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Lake Elsinore?

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Lake Elsinore?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	35	37	38	39	38	38	38	39	39	41	48	53	53	47	42	39	36
Tue	35	37	39	40	39	39	38	38	39	42	50	57	57	50	44	41	37
Wed	35	37	39	39	40	40	38	38	40	42	49	54	54	49	44	41	38
Thu	35	38	40	39	39	39	39	39	41	45	53	62	63	51	46	40	37
Fri	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	43	51	60	69	69	62	54	47	42	38
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	41	45	45	45	46	48	50	47	47	43	42	37
Sun	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	38	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	38	39	38	38	38	39	39	41	48	53	53	47	42	39	36
Tue	35	37	39	40	39	39	38	38	39	42	50	57	57	50	44	41	37
Wed	35	37	39	39	40	40	38	38	40	42	49	54	54	49	44	41	38
Thu	35	38	40	39	39	39	39	39	41	45	53	62	63	51	46	40	37
Fri	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	43	51	60	69	69	62	54	47	42	38
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	41	45	45	45	46	48	50	47	47	43	42	37
Sun	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	38	39	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	37	38	39	38	38	38	39	39	41	48	53	53	47	42	39	36
Tue	35	37	39	40	39	39	38	38	39	42	50	57	57	50	44	41	37
Wed	35	37	39	39	40	40	38	38	40	42	49	54	54	49	44	41	38
Thu	35	38	40	39	39	39	39	39	41	45	53	62	63	51	46	40	37
Fri	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	43	51	60	69	69	62	54	47	42	38
Sat	35	36	37	37	38	41	45	45	45	46	48	50	47	47	43	42	37
Sun	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	37	38	37	37	38	39	37