Best Time to Drive from Downey to Temecula

Right now (9:22 am PDT): about 91 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 36% 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.

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Downey to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (98 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Temecula to Downey

Freeway, about 69 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 7 to 18 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central Temecula along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Downey 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	72	75	79	82	79	78	78	79	79	84	93	94	91	81	75	71	69
Tue	72	77	84	88	83	79	78	78	80	86	96	101	98	87	77	73	68
Wed	71	77	85	88	84	80	78	79	80	89	98	101	96	87	77	73	69
Thu	71	77	85	89	83	81	80	81	85	94	102	107	98	89	78	73	69
Fri	69	72	78	80	79	79	82	90	95	104	109	106	98	87	79	74	69
Sat	69	69	71	72	77	91	98	92	87	88	88	84	82	77	74	73	69
Sun	68	68	68	69	71	73	74	75	74	74	73	72	72	72	72	73	69

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 Downey to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 68 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (26 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	79	82	79	78	78	79	79	84	93	94	91	81	75	71	69
Tue	72	77	84	88	83	79	78	78	80	86	96	101	98	87	77	73	68
Wed	71	77	85	88	84	80	78	79	80	89	98	101	96	87	77	73	69
Thu	71	77	85	89	83	81	80	81	85	94	102	107	98	89	78	73	69
Fri	69	72	78	80	79	79	82	90	95	104	109	106	98	87	79	74	69
Sat	69	69	71	72	77	91	98	92	87	88	88	84	82	77	74	73	69
Sun	68	68	68	69	71	73	74	75	74	74	73	72	72	72	72	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	79	82	79	78	78	79	79	84	93	94	91	81	75	71	69
Tue	72	77	84	88	83	79	78	78	80	86	96	101	98	87	77	73	68
Wed	71	77	85	88	84	80	78	79	80	89	98	101	96	87	77	73	69
Thu	71	77	85	89	83	81	80	81	85	94	102	107	98	89	78	73	69
Fri	69	72	78	80	79	79	82	90	95	104	109	106	98	87	79	74	69
Sat	69	69	71	72	77	91	98	92	87	88	88	84	82	77	74	73	69
Sun	68	68	68	69	71	73	74	75	74	74	73	72	72	72	72	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	75	79	82	79	78	78	79	79	84	93	94	91	81	75	71	69
Tue	72	77	84	88	83	79	78	78	80	86	96	101	98	87	77	73	68
Wed	71	77	85	88	84	80	78	79	80	89	98	101	96	87	77	73	69
Thu	71	77	85	89	83	81	80	81	85	94	102	107	98	89	78	73	69
Fri	69	72	78	80	79	79	82	90	95	104	109	106	98	87	79	74	69
Sat	69	69	71	72	77	91	98	92	87	88	88	84	82	77	74	73	69
Sun	68	68	68	69	71	73	74	75	74	74	73	72	72	72	72	73	69