Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Temecula

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 98 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Arcadia 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	73	76	76	78	78	77	77	77	78	83	96	99	98	90	77	72	70
Tue	72	77	78	81	78	78	77	76	78	83	98	104	107	94	83	74	69
Wed	71	77	78	80	77	79	77	78	78	85	97	102	101	93	82	75	70
Thu	72	76	78	81	79	79	79	78	81	91	105	110	108	94	84	75	70
Fri	70	73	76	78	77	78	79	87	93	105	115	114	109	96	85	76	70
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	82	90	89	88	89	90	89	86	80	76	73	70
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	72	74	74	74	75	77	74	74	73	73	73	69

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 117 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (90 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 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 69 to 117 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 117 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	76	78	78	77	77	77	78	83	96	99	98	90	77	72	70
Tue	72	77	78	81	78	78	77	76	78	83	98	104	107	94	83	74	69
Wed	71	77	78	80	77	79	77	78	78	85	97	102	101	93	82	75	70
Thu	72	76	78	81	79	79	79	78	81	91	105	110	108	94	84	75	70
Fri	70	73	76	78	77	78	79	87	93	105	115	114	109	96	85	76	70
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	82	90	89	88	89	90	89	86	80	76	73	70
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	72	74	74	74	75	77	74	74	73	73	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	76	78	78	77	77	77	78	83	96	99	98	90	77	72	70
Tue	72	77	78	81	78	78	77	76	78	83	98	104	107	94	83	74	69
Wed	71	77	78	80	77	79	77	78	78	85	97	102	101	93	82	75	70
Thu	72	76	78	81	79	79	79	78	81	91	105	110	108	94	84	75	70
Fri	70	73	76	78	77	78	79	87	93	105	115	114	109	96	85	76	70
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	82	90	89	88	89	90	89	86	80	76	73	70
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	72	74	74	74	75	77	74	74	73	73	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	76	78	78	77	77	77	78	83	96	99	98	90	77	72	70
Tue	72	77	78	81	78	78	77	76	78	83	98	104	107	94	83	74	69
Wed	71	77	78	80	77	79	77	78	78	85	97	102	101	93	82	75	70
Thu	72	76	78	81	79	79	79	78	81	91	105	110	108	94	84	75	70
Fri	70	73	76	78	77	78	79	87	93	105	115	114	109	96	85	76	70
Sat	69	70	71	71	74	82	90	89	88	89	90	89	86	80	76	73	70
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	72	74	74	74	75	77	74	74	73	73	73	69