Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Temecula

Right now (8:03 am PDT): about 82 minutes via I-15 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Claremont 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	61	68	67	70	65	65	66	65	66	68	78	79	79	68	66	64	60
Tue	61	70	70	75	66	66	65	65	66	68	80	84	82	71	66	64	60
Wed	60	71	71	74	66	65	67	65	68	70	79	85	81	70	64	64	60
Thu	61	71	69	76	65	66	65	66	68	74	87	93	88	76	66	64	60
Fri	59	62	64	68	64	65	66	74	81	90	98	98	89	79	72	67	61
Sat	59	59	60	60	64	72	83	82	79	79	75	72	71	68	66	63	60
Sun	58	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	64	64	62	62	61	61	62	62	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Claremont to Temecula (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 59 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (28 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (19 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	68	67	70	65	65	66	65	66	68	78	79	79	68	66	64	60
Tue	61	70	70	75	66	66	65	65	66	68	80	84	82	71	66	64	60
Wed	60	71	71	74	66	65	67	65	68	70	79	85	81	70	64	64	60
Thu	61	71	69	76	65	66	65	66	68	74	87	93	88	76	66	64	60
Fri	59	62	64	68	64	65	66	74	81	90	98	98	89	79	72	67	61
Sat	59	59	60	60	64	72	83	82	79	79	75	72	71	68	66	63	60
Sun	58	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	64	64	62	62	61	61	62	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	68	67	70	65	65	66	65	66	68	78	79	79	68	66	64	60
Tue	61	70	70	75	66	66	65	65	66	68	80	84	82	71	66	64	60
Wed	60	71	71	74	66	65	67	65	68	70	79	85	81	70	64	64	60
Thu	61	71	69	76	65	66	65	66	68	74	87	93	88	76	66	64	60
Fri	59	62	64	68	64	65	66	74	81	90	98	98	89	79	72	67	61
Sat	59	59	60	60	64	72	83	82	79	79	75	72	71	68	66	63	60
Sun	58	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	64	64	62	62	61	61	62	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	68	67	70	65	65	66	65	66	68	78	79	79	68	66	64	60
Tue	61	70	70	75	66	66	65	65	66	68	80	84	82	71	66	64	60
Wed	60	71	71	74	66	65	67	65	68	70	79	85	81	70	64	64	60
Thu	61	71	69	76	65	66	65	66	68	74	87	93	88	76	66	64	60
Fri	59	62	64	68	64	65	66	74	81	90	98	98	89	79	72	67	61
Sat	59	59	60	60	64	72	83	82	79	79	75	72	71	68	66	63	60
Sun	58	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	64	64	62	62	61	61	62	62	59