Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Temecula

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 69 at this time.

Only 68% 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 Buena Park 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	60	64	66	69	65	63	63	64	65	69	77	80	78	69	63	61	58
Tue	59	66	69	73	68	65	64	64	66	70	80	83	83	73	65	62	59
Wed	59	66	67	71	68	66	64	65	66	71	79	86	81	73	65	63	59
Thu	59	67	71	75	68	65	65	66	68	74	85	93	87	77	67	63	59
Fri	58	61	65	67	65	65	65	72	79	90	100	99	89	78	70	64	59
Sat	58	60	60	61	64	71	80	79	77	75	75	75	70	68	63	62	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	61	62	63	62	61	62	61	60	60	61	63	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Buena Park to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Temecula?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 58 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.5 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	60	64	66	69	65	63	63	64	65	69	77	80	78	69	63	61	58
Tue	59	66	69	73	68	65	64	64	66	70	80	83	83	73	65	62	59
Wed	59	66	67	71	68	66	64	65	66	71	79	86	81	73	65	63	59
Thu	59	67	71	75	68	65	65	66	68	74	85	93	87	77	67	63	59
Fri	58	61	65	67	65	65	65	72	79	90	100	99	89	78	70	64	59
Sat	58	60	60	61	64	71	80	79	77	75	75	75	70	68	63	62	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	61	62	63	62	61	62	61	60	60	61	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	64	66	69	65	63	63	64	65	69	77	80	78	69	63	61	58
Tue	59	66	69	73	68	65	64	64	66	70	80	83	83	73	65	62	59
Wed	59	66	67	71	68	66	64	65	66	71	79	86	81	73	65	63	59
Thu	59	67	71	75	68	65	65	66	68	74	85	93	87	77	67	63	59
Fri	58	61	65	67	65	65	65	72	79	90	100	99	89	78	70	64	59
Sat	58	60	60	61	64	71	80	79	77	75	75	75	70	68	63	62	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	61	62	63	62	61	62	61	60	60	61	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	64	66	69	65	63	63	64	65	69	77	80	78	69	63	61	58
Tue	59	66	69	73	68	65	64	64	66	70	80	83	83	73	65	62	59
Wed	59	66	67	71	68	66	64	65	66	71	79	86	81	73	65	63	59
Thu	59	67	71	75	68	65	65	66	68	74	85	93	87	77	67	63	59
Fri	58	61	65	67	65	65	65	72	79	90	100	99	89	78	70	64	59
Sat	58	60	60	61	64	71	80	79	77	75	75	75	70	68	63	62	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	60	61	62	63	62	61	62	61	60	60	61	63	59