Best Time to Drive from Cathedral City to Temecula

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-10 West, usually 91 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Cathedral City 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	105	98	91	91	92	91	100	97	99	100	99	98	97	95	100	102	97
Tue	104	103	91	92	92	93	93	93	95	96	99	96	95	93	97	99	94
Wed	104	104	91	91	92	92	92	93	94	96	98	95	93	92	95	97	93
Thu	105	98	92	92	95	93	93	95	96	97	99	99	95	94	95	97	94
Fri	91	91	95	94	96	96	95	96	103	97	98	96	94	93	93	93	92
Sat	89	89	89	90	90	91	94	95	95	93	92	90	89	89	89	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	93	93	92	91	91	92	89	90	90	90	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Cathedral City to Temecula (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 5 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (55 to 69 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave after 6 am. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cathedral City to Temecula?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 91 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cathedral City to Temecula?

Leaving around 5 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (1.5 miles)

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	105	98	91	91	92	91	100	97	99	100	99	98	97	95	100	102	97
Tue	104	103	91	92	92	93	93	93	95	96	99	96	95	93	97	99	94
Wed	104	104	91	91	92	92	92	93	94	96	98	95	93	92	95	97	93
Thu	105	98	92	92	95	93	93	95	96	97	99	99	95	94	95	97	94
Fri	91	91	95	94	96	96	95	96	103	97	98	96	94	93	93	93	92
Sat	89	89	89	90	90	91	94	95	95	93	92	90	89	89	89	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	93	93	92	91	91	92	89	90	90	90	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	98	91	91	92	91	100	97	99	100	99	98	97	95	100	102	97
Tue	104	103	91	92	92	93	93	93	95	96	99	96	95	93	97	99	94
Wed	104	104	91	91	92	92	92	93	94	96	98	95	93	92	95	97	93
Thu	105	98	92	92	95	93	93	95	96	97	99	99	95	94	95	97	94
Fri	91	91	95	94	96	96	95	96	103	97	98	96	94	93	93	93	92
Sat	89	89	89	90	90	91	94	95	95	93	92	90	89	89	89	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	93	93	92	91	91	92	89	90	90	90	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	98	91	91	92	91	100	97	99	100	99	98	97	95	100	102	97
Tue	104	103	91	92	92	93	93	93	95	96	99	96	95	93	97	99	94
Wed	104	104	91	91	92	92	92	93	94	96	98	95	93	92	95	97	93
Thu	105	98	92	92	95	93	93	95	96	97	99	99	95	94	95	97	94
Fri	91	91	95	94	96	96	95	96	103	97	98	96	94	93	93	93	92
Sat	89	89	89	90	90	91	94	95	95	93	92	90	89	89	89	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	93	93	92	91	91	92	89	90	90	90	90