Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Temecula

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 63 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North.

Only 27% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Temecula?

The 70-mile drive usually takes 63 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles)

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