Best Time to Drive from Cathedral City to Temecula

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-10 West, usually 89 at this time.

Only 12% 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	97	92	91	91	92	92	95	98	98	94	94	94	94	101	101	90
Tue	104	100	92	93	92	93	92	91	95	96	102	95	95	94	97	99	94
Wed	102	101	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	94	97	95	93	91	95	97	93
Thu	103	98	92	93	94	92	93	93	96	96	98	97	94	94	96	96	94
Fri	91	91	96	95	96	97	95	96	105	96	98	95	93	92	93	93	93
Sat	89	89	89	90	91	93	96	98	97	94	91	90	89	89	89	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	92	94	92	91	91	90	89	89	89	89	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Cathedral City to Temecula (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 90 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 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (98 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 90 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 90 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 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	97	92	91	91	92	92	95	98	98	94	94	94	94	101	101	90
Tue	104	100	92	93	92	93	92	91	95	96	102	95	95	94	97	99	94
Wed	102	101	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	94	97	95	93	91	95	97	93
Thu	103	98	92	93	94	92	93	93	96	96	98	97	94	94	96	96	94
Fri	91	91	96	95	96	97	95	96	105	96	98	95	93	92	93	93	93
Sat	89	89	89	90	91	93	96	98	97	94	91	90	89	89	89	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	92	94	92	91	91	90	89	89	89	89	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	97	92	91	91	92	92	95	98	98	94	94	94	94	101	101	90
Tue	104	100	92	93	92	93	92	91	95	96	102	95	95	94	97	99	94
Wed	102	101	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	94	97	95	93	91	95	97	93
Thu	103	98	92	93	94	92	93	93	96	96	98	97	94	94	96	96	94
Fri	91	91	96	95	96	97	95	96	105	96	98	95	93	92	93	93	93
Sat	89	89	89	90	91	93	96	98	97	94	91	90	89	89	89	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	92	94	92	91	91	90	89	89	89	89	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	97	92	91	91	92	92	95	98	98	94	94	94	94	101	101	90
Tue	104	100	92	93	92	93	92	91	95	96	102	95	95	94	97	99	94
Wed	102	101	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	94	97	95	93	91	95	97	93
Thu	103	98	92	93	94	92	93	93	96	96	98	97	94	94	96	96	94
Fri	91	91	96	95	96	97	95	96	105	96	98	95	93	92	93	93	93
Sat	89	89	89	90	91	93	96	98	97	94	91	90	89	89	89	89	89
Sun	89	89	89	89	89	90	92	94	92	91	91	90	89	89	89	89	89