Best Time to Drive from Corona to Poway

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-15 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Corona to Poway 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	74	93	94	84	77	80	76	76	76	76	84	86	82	79	74	72	72
Tue	74	100	106	93	81	77	75	75	75	77	87	91	86	83	75	72	71
Wed	74	96	99	89	80	77	75	75	76	79	89	89	87	81	75	73	72
Thu	73	98	103	90	79	76	76	76	78	82	91	99	93	84	76	73	72
Fri	73	79	81	76	77	76	76	79	88	95	101	100	95	88	81	77	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	75	80	92	96	92	88	86	83	79	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	71	72	72	73	74	75	77	76	75	75	75	73	73	74	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Corona to Poway (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corona to central Poway 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 Corona to Poway?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Corona to Poway?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corona to Poway?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (30 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (29 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	93	94	84	77	80	76	76	76	76	84	86	82	79	74	72	72
Tue	74	100	106	93	81	77	75	75	75	77	87	91	86	83	75	72	71
Wed	74	96	99	89	80	77	75	75	76	79	89	89	87	81	75	73	72
Thu	73	98	103	90	79	76	76	76	78	82	91	99	93	84	76	73	72
Fri	73	79	81	76	77	76	76	79	88	95	101	100	95	88	81	77	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	75	80	92	96	92	88	86	83	79	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	71	72	72	73	74	75	77	76	75	75	75	73	73	74	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	93	94	84	77	80	76	76	76	76	84	86	82	79	74	72	72
Tue	74	100	106	93	81	77	75	75	75	77	87	91	86	83	75	72	71
Wed	74	96	99	89	80	77	75	75	76	79	89	89	87	81	75	73	72
Thu	73	98	103	90	79	76	76	76	78	82	91	99	93	84	76	73	72
Fri	73	79	81	76	77	76	76	79	88	95	101	100	95	88	81	77	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	75	80	92	96	92	88	86	83	79	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	71	72	72	73	74	75	77	76	75	75	75	73	73	74	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	93	94	84	77	80	76	76	76	76	84	86	82	79	74	72	72
Tue	74	100	106	93	81	77	75	75	75	77	87	91	86	83	75	72	71
Wed	74	96	99	89	80	77	75	75	76	79	89	89	87	81	75	73	72
Thu	73	98	103	90	79	76	76	76	78	82	91	99	93	84	76	73	72
Fri	73	79	81	76	77	76	76	79	88	95	101	100	95	88	81	77	72
Sat	72	72	72	73	75	80	92	96	92	88	86	83	79	77	74	73	72
Sun	72	71	72	72	73	74	75	77	76	75	75	75	73	73	74	74	71