Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Temecula

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 92 at this time.

Only 41% 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	100	116	126	119	107	103	100	100	104	106	104	103	99	92	94	93	89
Tue	99	109	122	109	100	98	98	98	99	102	103	103	99	92	92	92	88
Wed	97	106	113	106	99	98	97	98	99	101	102	104	100	93	92	92	87
Thu	100	106	115	110	100	98	98	100	102	104	107	107	102	94	93	92	87
Fri	91	99	105	104	100	99	100	103	104	108	107	109	103	98	95	93	91
Sat	88	89	89	91	94	98	99	101	100	99	99	97	96	92	91	90	88
Sun	88	89	88	90	91	93	96	98	97	98	99	97	98	98	97	94	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 87 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. 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 12 pm on Saturdays (101 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 87 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 96-mile drive usually takes 87 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Temecula?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 126 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	100	116	126	119	107	103	100	100	104	106	104	103	99	92	94	93	89
Tue	99	109	122	109	100	98	98	98	99	102	103	103	99	92	92	92	88
Wed	97	106	113	106	99	98	97	98	99	101	102	104	100	93	92	92	87
Thu	100	106	115	110	100	98	98	100	102	104	107	107	102	94	93	92	87
Fri	91	99	105	104	100	99	100	103	104	108	107	109	103	98	95	93	91
Sat	88	89	89	91	94	98	99	101	100	99	99	97	96	92	91	90	88
Sun	88	89	88	90	91	93	96	98	97	98	99	97	98	98	97	94	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	116	126	119	107	103	100	100	104	106	104	103	99	92	94	93	89
Tue	99	109	122	109	100	98	98	98	99	102	103	103	99	92	92	92	88
Wed	97	106	113	106	99	98	97	98	99	101	102	104	100	93	92	92	87
Thu	100	106	115	110	100	98	98	100	102	104	107	107	102	94	93	92	87
Fri	91	99	105	104	100	99	100	103	104	108	107	109	103	98	95	93	91
Sat	88	89	89	91	94	98	99	101	100	99	99	97	96	92	91	90	88
Sun	88	89	88	90	91	93	96	98	97	98	99	97	98	98	97	94	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	116	126	119	107	103	100	100	104	106	104	103	99	92	94	93	89
Tue	99	109	122	109	100	98	98	98	99	102	103	103	99	92	92	92	88
Wed	97	106	113	106	99	98	97	98	99	101	102	104	100	93	92	92	87
Thu	100	106	115	110	100	98	98	100	102	104	107	107	102	94	93	92	87
Fri	91	99	105	104	100	99	100	103	104	108	107	109	103	98	95	93	91
Sat	88	89	89	91	94	98	99	101	100	99	99	97	96	92	91	90	88
Sun	88	89	88	90	91	93	96	98	97	98	99	97	98	98	97	94	88