Best Time to Drive from Alhambra to Temecula

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 121 minutes via I-15 South and I-10 East, usually 98 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Alhambra to Temecula 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	78	79	78	81	80	80	80	81	83	90	107	108	106	98	82	76	73
Tue	77	81	80	86	80	80	80	81	83	93	114	119	113	105	89	77	72
Wed	76	81	80	84	81	80	80	81	85	101	113	118	113	103	90	78	73
Thu	76	81	79	85	80	80	81	82	87	100	119	125	117	101	88	77	73
Fri	73	75	78	83	81	81	83	92	107	124	140	125	114	102	92	79	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	79	89	95	92	92	94	95	91	86	80	77	76	73
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	76	77	78	77	77	77	76	75	75	76	76	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Alhambra to Temecula (via I-15 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Alhambra to central Temecula 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 Alhambra to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Alhambra to Temecula?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 72 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Alhambra to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	78	81	80	80	80	81	83	90	107	108	106	98	82	76	73
Tue	77	81	80	86	80	80	80	81	83	93	114	119	113	105	89	77	72
Wed	76	81	80	84	81	80	80	81	85	101	113	118	113	103	90	78	73
Thu	76	81	79	85	80	80	81	82	87	100	119	125	117	101	88	77	73
Fri	73	75	78	83	81	81	83	92	107	124	140	125	114	102	92	79	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	79	89	95	92	92	94	95	91	86	80	77	76	73
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	76	77	78	77	77	77	76	75	75	76	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	78	81	80	80	80	81	83	90	107	108	106	98	82	76	73
Tue	77	81	80	86	80	80	80	81	83	93	114	119	113	105	89	77	72
Wed	76	81	80	84	81	80	80	81	85	101	113	118	113	103	90	78	73
Thu	76	81	79	85	80	80	81	82	87	100	119	125	117	101	88	77	73
Fri	73	75	78	83	81	81	83	92	107	124	140	125	114	102	92	79	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	79	89	95	92	92	94	95	91	86	80	77	76	73
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	76	77	78	77	77	77	76	75	75	76	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	78	81	80	80	80	81	83	90	107	108	106	98	82	76	73
Tue	77	81	80	86	80	80	80	81	83	93	114	119	113	105	89	77	72
Wed	76	81	80	84	81	80	80	81	85	101	113	118	113	103	90	78	73
Thu	76	81	79	85	80	80	81	82	87	100	119	125	117	101	88	77	73
Fri	73	75	78	83	81	81	83	92	107	124	140	125	114	102	92	79	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	79	89	95	92	92	94	95	91	86	80	77	76	73
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	76	77	78	77	77	77	76	75	75	76	76	72