Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Temecula

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 100 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 99 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Apple Valley 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	101	112	119	115	104	101	100	99	103	107	106	105	101	93	94	93	89
Tue	99	110	121	110	100	98	98	98	100	102	103	104	101	93	93	92	89
Wed	100	108	114	108	99	97	97	98	99	101	104	106	102	94	93	92	89
Thu	100	106	114	107	99	97	97	100	100	104	108	109	104	95	93	92	88
Fri	91	98	105	102	98	99	100	103	105	109	107	109	104	98	94	92	90
Sat	89	89	90	91	93	95	97	98	98	98	100	97	96	93	92	90	88
Sun	89	89	89	90	91	92	96	97	97	98	99	98	99	99	97	95	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Apple Valley to Temecula (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 85 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (11 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Temecula?

The 96-mile drive usually takes 88 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Temecula?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (54 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (14 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Temecula to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	112	119	115	104	101	100	99	103	107	106	105	101	93	94	93	89
Tue	99	110	121	110	100	98	98	98	100	102	103	104	101	93	93	92	89
Wed	100	108	114	108	99	97	97	98	99	101	104	106	102	94	93	92	89
Thu	100	106	114	107	99	97	97	100	100	104	108	109	104	95	93	92	88
Fri	91	98	105	102	98	99	100	103	105	109	107	109	104	98	94	92	90
Sat	89	89	90	91	93	95	97	98	98	98	100	97	96	93	92	90	88
Sun	89	89	89	90	91	92	96	97	97	98	99	98	99	99	97	95	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	112	119	115	104	101	100	99	103	107	106	105	101	93	94	93	89
Tue	99	110	121	110	100	98	98	98	100	102	103	104	101	93	93	92	89
Wed	100	108	114	108	99	97	97	98	99	101	104	106	102	94	93	92	89
Thu	100	106	114	107	99	97	97	100	100	104	108	109	104	95	93	92	88
Fri	91	98	105	102	98	99	100	103	105	109	107	109	104	98	94	92	90
Sat	89	89	90	91	93	95	97	98	98	98	100	97	96	93	92	90	88
Sun	89	89	89	90	91	92	96	97	97	98	99	98	99	99	97	95	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	112	119	115	104	101	100	99	103	107	106	105	101	93	94	93	89
Tue	99	110	121	110	100	98	98	98	100	102	103	104	101	93	93	92	89
Wed	100	108	114	108	99	97	97	98	99	101	104	106	102	94	93	92	89
Thu	100	106	114	107	99	97	97	100	100	104	108	109	104	95	93	92	88
Fri	91	98	105	102	98	99	100	103	105	109	107	109	104	98	94	92	90
Sat	89	89	90	91	93	95	97	98	98	98	100	97	96	93	92	90	88
Sun	89	89	89	90	91	92	96	97	97	98	99	98	99	99	97	95	88