Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Temecula

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 75 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North and I-10 East, usually 72 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 El Monte 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	70	71	69	72	71	72	71	72	72	76	91	91	90	81	73	68	65
Tue	69	73	71	76	71	71	71	71	72	78	95	101	100	85	77	69	65
Wed	68	73	71	75	72	71	71	72	73	84	98	103	96	83	77	69	66
Thu	69	74	71	76	72	72	72	73	75	85	102	107	101	86	76	69	65
Fri	65	67	69	73	71	72	73	82	91	104	118	112	100	85	78	71	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	70	81	90	87	84	84	83	81	77	73	68	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	68	69	70	69	69	68	67	67	67	68	68	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from El Monte to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-71 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 El Monte to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Temecula?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Temecula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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

More drives

Temecula to El Monte (return trip) · El Monte to Los Angeles · El Monte to Santa Monica · El Monte to Pasadena · El Monte to Long Beach · El Monte to West Covina · El Monte to Burbank · El Monte to Glendale · El Monte to Santa Clarita · El Monte to Van Nuys · El Monte to Torrance · El Monte to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	69	72	71	72	71	72	72	76	91	91	90	81	73	68	65
Tue	69	73	71	76	71	71	71	71	72	78	95	101	100	85	77	69	65
Wed	68	73	71	75	72	71	71	72	73	84	98	103	96	83	77	69	66
Thu	69	74	71	76	72	72	72	73	75	85	102	107	101	86	76	69	65
Fri	65	67	69	73	71	72	73	82	91	104	118	112	100	85	78	71	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	70	81	90	87	84	84	83	81	77	73	68	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	68	69	70	69	69	68	67	67	67	68	68	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	69	72	71	72	71	72	72	76	91	91	90	81	73	68	65
Tue	69	73	71	76	71	71	71	71	72	78	95	101	100	85	77	69	65
Wed	68	73	71	75	72	71	71	72	73	84	98	103	96	83	77	69	66
Thu	69	74	71	76	72	72	72	73	75	85	102	107	101	86	76	69	65
Fri	65	67	69	73	71	72	73	82	91	104	118	112	100	85	78	71	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	70	81	90	87	84	84	83	81	77	73	68	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	68	69	70	69	69	68	67	67	67	68	68	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	69	72	71	72	71	72	72	76	91	91	90	81	73	68	65
Tue	69	73	71	76	71	71	71	71	72	78	95	101	100	85	77	69	65
Wed	68	73	71	75	72	71	71	72	73	84	98	103	96	83	77	69	66
Thu	69	74	71	76	72	72	72	73	75	85	102	107	101	86	76	69	65
Fri	65	67	69	73	71	72	73	82	91	104	118	112	100	85	78	71	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	70	81	90	87	84	84	83	81	77	73	68	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	65	67	68	69	70	69	69	68	67	67	67	68	68	65