Best Time to Drive from Chula Vista to Temecula

Right now (8:49 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-15 North and I-805 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Chula Vista 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	59	61	72	79	69	64	63	63	63	64	73	80	75	65	61	60	60
Tue	59	61	76	94	75	65	63	63	63	64	78	85	82	66	61	60	59
Wed	58	61	77	93	73	65	63	63	64	65	79	90	82	68	61	61	60
Thu	59	61	74	86	73	64	62	63	63	67	84	92	83	69	63	60	59
Fri	58	60	66	69	64	63	63	63	68	83	97	91	75	67	65	62	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	64	63	62	61	60	61	61	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Chula Vista to Temecula (via I-15 North and I-805 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chula Vista to Temecula?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 58 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chula Vista to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (14 miles) · SR-163 North in San Diego (4 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	59	61	72	79	69	64	63	63	63	64	73	80	75	65	61	60	60
Tue	59	61	76	94	75	65	63	63	63	64	78	85	82	66	61	60	59
Wed	58	61	77	93	73	65	63	63	64	65	79	90	82	68	61	61	60
Thu	59	61	74	86	73	64	62	63	63	67	84	92	83	69	63	60	59
Fri	58	60	66	69	64	63	63	63	68	83	97	91	75	67	65	62	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	64	63	62	61	60	61	61	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	61	72	79	69	64	63	63	63	64	73	80	75	65	61	60	60
Tue	59	61	76	94	75	65	63	63	63	64	78	85	82	66	61	60	59
Wed	58	61	77	93	73	65	63	63	64	65	79	90	82	68	61	61	60
Thu	59	61	74	86	73	64	62	63	63	67	84	92	83	69	63	60	59
Fri	58	60	66	69	64	63	63	63	68	83	97	91	75	67	65	62	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	64	63	62	61	60	61	61	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	61	72	79	69	64	63	63	63	64	73	80	75	65	61	60	60
Tue	59	61	76	94	75	65	63	63	63	64	78	85	82	66	61	60	59
Wed	58	61	77	93	73	65	63	63	64	65	79	90	82	68	61	61	60
Thu	59	61	74	86	73	64	62	63	63	67	84	92	83	69	63	60	59
Fri	58	60	66	69	64	63	63	63	68	83	97	91	75	67	65	62	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	64	63	62	61	60	61	61	61	60
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	59