Best Time to Drive from Carson to Temecula

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Carson 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	81	82	86	87	86	85	85	87	87	95	120	132	132	106	82	80	76
Tue	81	84	91	91	88	86	85	86	88	102	134	157	148	113	86	80	76
Wed	81	85	90	90	89	86	86	87	88	102	144	147	147	122	90	82	76
Thu	80	85	91	91	88	87	87	88	92	113	156	144	155	121	91	81	77
Fri	76	79	87	87	86	87	89	97	106	146	171	157	141	106	89	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	80	85	94	101	98	96	96	97	94	89	85	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	81	81	81	80	81	80	79	79	79	82	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Carson to Temecula (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 171 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 83 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 76 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Temecula to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	86	87	86	85	85	87	87	95	120	132	132	106	82	80	76
Tue	81	84	91	91	88	86	85	86	88	102	134	157	148	113	86	80	76
Wed	81	85	90	90	89	86	86	87	88	102	144	147	147	122	90	82	76
Thu	80	85	91	91	88	87	87	88	92	113	156	144	155	121	91	81	77
Fri	76	79	87	87	86	87	89	97	106	146	171	157	141	106	89	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	80	85	94	101	98	96	96	97	94	89	85	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	81	81	81	80	81	80	79	79	79	82	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	86	87	86	85	85	87	87	95	120	132	132	106	82	80	76
Tue	81	84	91	91	88	86	85	86	88	102	134	157	148	113	86	80	76
Wed	81	85	90	90	89	86	86	87	88	102	144	147	147	122	90	82	76
Thu	80	85	91	91	88	87	87	88	92	113	156	144	155	121	91	81	77
Fri	76	79	87	87	86	87	89	97	106	146	171	157	141	106	89	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	80	85	94	101	98	96	96	97	94	89	85	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	81	81	81	80	81	80	79	79	79	82	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	86	87	86	85	85	87	87	95	120	132	132	106	82	80	76
Tue	81	84	91	91	88	86	85	86	88	102	134	157	148	113	86	80	76
Wed	81	85	90	90	89	86	86	87	88	102	144	147	147	122	90	82	76
Thu	80	85	91	91	88	87	87	88	92	113	156	144	155	121	91	81	77
Fri	76	79	87	87	86	87	89	97	106	146	171	157	141	106	89	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	80	85	94	101	98	96	96	97	94	89	85	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	81	81	81	80	81	80	79	79	79	82	75