Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Temecula

Right now (5:36 am PST): about 60 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 61 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Anaheim 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	61	66	66	69	67	65	65	65	65	68	79	85	84	75	67	63	60
Tue	61	66	69	72	68	66	66	65	66	69	83	89	90	80	69	64	61
Wed	61	67	69	71	69	67	65	66	66	70	82	90	87	79	71	66	61
Thu	61	67	69	72	68	67	67	67	69	73	86	93	91	80	70	65	61
Fri	60	63	66	67	66	66	67	72	78	88	100	99	92	81	72	67	61
Sat	60	62	62	63	65	71	78	78	75	74	75	75	72	70	67	66	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	62	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	65	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Anaheim to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland 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 Anaheim to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 60 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Temecula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (2 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	61	66	66	69	67	65	65	65	65	68	79	85	84	75	67	63	60
Tue	61	66	69	72	68	66	66	65	66	69	83	89	90	80	69	64	61
Wed	61	67	69	71	69	67	65	66	66	70	82	90	87	79	71	66	61
Thu	61	67	69	72	68	67	67	67	69	73	86	93	91	80	70	65	61
Fri	60	63	66	67	66	66	67	72	78	88	100	99	92	81	72	67	61
Sat	60	62	62	63	65	71	78	78	75	74	75	75	72	70	67	66	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	62	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	66	66	69	67	65	65	65	65	68	79	85	84	75	67	63	60
Tue	61	66	69	72	68	66	66	65	66	69	83	89	90	80	69	64	61
Wed	61	67	69	71	69	67	65	66	66	70	82	90	87	79	71	66	61
Thu	61	67	69	72	68	67	67	67	69	73	86	93	91	80	70	65	61
Fri	60	63	66	67	66	66	67	72	78	88	100	99	92	81	72	67	61
Sat	60	62	62	63	65	71	78	78	75	74	75	75	72	70	67	66	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	62	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	66	66	69	67	65	65	65	65	68	79	85	84	75	67	63	60
Tue	61	66	69	72	68	66	66	65	66	69	83	89	90	80	69	64	61
Wed	61	67	69	71	69	67	65	66	66	70	82	90	87	79	71	66	61
Thu	61	67	69	72	68	67	67	67	69	73	86	93	91	80	70	65	61
Fri	60	63	66	67	66	66	67	72	78	88	100	99	92	81	72	67	61
Sat	60	62	62	63	65	71	78	78	75	74	75	75	72	70	67	66	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	62	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	65	60