Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Temecula

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 168 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 106 at this time.

Only 58% 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 East Los Angeles 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	78	81	84	86	81	79	83	84	88	89	108	116	109	99	88	77	73
Tue	76	82	91	94	85	81	81	83	85	96	115	119	117	102	93	81	73
Wed	75	82	91	95	86	82	81	84	85	99	109	114	109	97	91	82	73
Thu	75	82	91	95	85	85	87	89	96	98	125	130	118	107	94	80	74
Fri	72	76	86	89	87	84	85	94	106	125	133	127	115	106	91	84	74
Sat	73	74	76	77	84	94	101	99	96	99	103	98	91	86	81	81	75
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	78	79	82	82	83	83	82	80	79	80	82	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Temecula?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 72 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Temecula?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	81	84	86	81	79	83	84	88	89	108	116	109	99	88	77	73
Tue	76	82	91	94	85	81	81	83	85	96	115	119	117	102	93	81	73
Wed	75	82	91	95	86	82	81	84	85	99	109	114	109	97	91	82	73
Thu	75	82	91	95	85	85	87	89	96	98	125	130	118	107	94	80	74
Fri	72	76	86	89	87	84	85	94	106	125	133	127	115	106	91	84	74
Sat	73	74	76	77	84	94	101	99	96	99	103	98	91	86	81	81	75
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	78	79	82	82	83	83	82	80	79	80	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	81	84	86	81	79	83	84	88	89	108	116	109	99	88	77	73
Tue	76	82	91	94	85	81	81	83	85	96	115	119	117	102	93	81	73
Wed	75	82	91	95	86	82	81	84	85	99	109	114	109	97	91	82	73
Thu	75	82	91	95	85	85	87	89	96	98	125	130	118	107	94	80	74
Fri	72	76	86	89	87	84	85	94	106	125	133	127	115	106	91	84	74
Sat	73	74	76	77	84	94	101	99	96	99	103	98	91	86	81	81	75
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	78	79	82	82	83	83	82	80	79	80	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	81	84	86	81	79	83	84	88	89	108	116	109	99	88	77	73
Tue	76	82	91	94	85	81	81	83	85	96	115	119	117	102	93	81	73
Wed	75	82	91	95	86	82	81	84	85	99	109	114	109	97	91	82	73
Thu	75	82	91	95	85	85	87	89	96	98	125	130	118	107	94	80	74
Fri	72	76	86	89	87	84	85	94	106	125	133	127	115	106	91	84	74
Sat	73	74	76	77	84	94	101	99	96	99	103	98	91	86	81	81	75
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	78	79	82	82	83	83	82	80	79	80	82	73