Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Temecula

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 71 minutes via I-15 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 33% 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	60	68	67	70	65	65	65	65	66	68	76	78	77	68	65	64	60
Tue	60	69	70	76	66	66	65	65	65	68	77	82	81	73	66	63	60
Wed	60	69	70	73	66	65	66	65	66	69	77	83	80	71	64	63	60
Thu	60	69	69	74	65	65	65	66	67	73	83	86	86	74	66	63	60
Fri	59	62	64	67	64	65	66	71	79	85	95	93	85	77	71	66	60
Sat	59	59	60	60	63	68	77	77	75	74	73	71	71	68	67	64	61
Sun	58	59	59	59	59	61	62	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	63	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 95 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 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 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 59 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 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	60	68	67	70	65	65	65	65	66	68	76	78	77	68	65	64	60
Tue	60	69	70	76	66	66	65	65	65	68	77	82	81	73	66	63	60
Wed	60	69	70	73	66	65	66	65	66	69	77	83	80	71	64	63	60
Thu	60	69	69	74	65	65	65	66	67	73	83	86	86	74	66	63	60
Fri	59	62	64	67	64	65	66	71	79	85	95	93	85	77	71	66	60
Sat	59	59	60	60	63	68	77	77	75	74	73	71	71	68	67	64	61
Sun	58	59	59	59	59	61	62	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	63	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	68	67	70	65	65	65	65	66	68	76	78	77	68	65	64	60
Tue	60	69	70	76	66	66	65	65	65	68	77	82	81	73	66	63	60
Wed	60	69	70	73	66	65	66	65	66	69	77	83	80	71	64	63	60
Thu	60	69	69	74	65	65	65	66	67	73	83	86	86	74	66	63	60
Fri	59	62	64	67	64	65	66	71	79	85	95	93	85	77	71	66	60
Sat	59	59	60	60	63	68	77	77	75	74	73	71	71	68	67	64	61
Sun	58	59	59	59	59	61	62	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	63	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	68	67	70	65	65	65	65	66	68	76	78	77	68	65	64	60
Tue	60	69	70	76	66	66	65	65	65	68	77	82	81	73	66	63	60
Wed	60	69	70	73	66	65	66	65	66	69	77	83	80	71	64	63	60
Thu	60	69	69	74	65	65	65	66	67	73	83	86	86	74	66	63	60
Fri	59	62	64	67	64	65	66	71	79	85	95	93	85	77	71	66	60
Sat	59	59	60	60	63	68	77	77	75	74	73	71	71	68	67	64	61
Sun	58	59	59	59	59	61	62	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	63	62	59