Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Temecula

Right now (7:48 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North, usually 72 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Arcadia to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 69 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Temecula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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