Best Time to Drive from Highland to Temecula

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-215 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Highland 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	54	61	66	69	64	59	59	59	60	64	66	64	66	59	55	54	53
Tue	53	64	69	74	66	59	59	59	60	62	65	68	70	61	54	53	51
Wed	52	62	67	72	65	58	58	59	60	62	66	67	71	61	54	52	52
Thu	52	62	68	71	65	58	58	59	60	61	68	68	74	62	54	53	51
Fri	50	56	65	71	63	60	60	62	66	68	70	71	72	61	56	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	55	58	61	62	64	63	63	61	59	57	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	56	59	60	58	56	56	55	56	55	55	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Highland to Temecula (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland 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 Highland to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Temecula?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	61	66	69	64	59	59	59	60	64	66	64	66	59	55	54	53
Tue	53	64	69	74	66	59	59	59	60	62	65	68	70	61	54	53	51
Wed	52	62	67	72	65	58	58	59	60	62	66	67	71	61	54	52	52
Thu	52	62	68	71	65	58	58	59	60	61	68	68	74	62	54	53	51
Fri	50	56	65	71	63	60	60	62	66	68	70	71	72	61	56	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	55	58	61	62	64	63	63	61	59	57	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	56	59	60	58	56	56	55	56	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	61	66	69	64	59	59	59	60	64	66	64	66	59	55	54	53
Tue	53	64	69	74	66	59	59	59	60	62	65	68	70	61	54	53	51
Wed	52	62	67	72	65	58	58	59	60	62	66	67	71	61	54	52	52
Thu	52	62	68	71	65	58	58	59	60	61	68	68	74	62	54	53	51
Fri	50	56	65	71	63	60	60	62	66	68	70	71	72	61	56	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	55	58	61	62	64	63	63	61	59	57	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	56	59	60	58	56	56	55	56	55	55	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	61	66	69	64	59	59	59	60	64	66	64	66	59	55	54	53
Tue	53	64	69	74	66	59	59	59	60	62	65	68	70	61	54	53	51
Wed	52	62	67	72	65	58	58	59	60	62	66	67	71	61	54	52	52
Thu	52	62	68	71	65	58	58	59	60	61	68	68	74	62	54	53	51
Fri	50	56	65	71	63	60	60	62	66	68	70	71	72	61	56	52	51
Sat	51	51	52	52	55	58	61	62	64	63	63	61	59	57	54	53	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	56	59	60	58	56	56	55	56	55	55	51