Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Temecula

Right now (2:36 am PST): about 73 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North.

Only 24% 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 Huntington Beach 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	74	77	76	78	77	77	77	77	78	85	97	101	97	89	77	74	71
Tue	73	77	79	82	78	78	77	78	80	88	102	105	105	94	83	75	71
Wed	73	78	78	82	79	78	77	80	82	91	101	105	102	96	83	77	72
Thu	73	78	79	81	79	78	78	79	83	92	104	111	106	95	84	76	72
Fri	71	73	76	78	77	77	80	88	96	107	115	113	106	93	83	77	72
Sat	71	72	73	74	77	85	92	90	88	88	91	87	86	82	79	78	72
Sun	71	72	72	72	73	75	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	75	75	76	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach (Orange Avenue) 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 Huntington Beach to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Temecula?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 71 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (15 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	77	76	78	77	77	77	77	78	85	97	101	97	89	77	74	71
Tue	73	77	79	82	78	78	77	78	80	88	102	105	105	94	83	75	71
Wed	73	78	78	82	79	78	77	80	82	91	101	105	102	96	83	77	72
Thu	73	78	79	81	79	78	78	79	83	92	104	111	106	95	84	76	72
Fri	71	73	76	78	77	77	80	88	96	107	115	113	106	93	83	77	72
Sat	71	72	73	74	77	85	92	90	88	88	91	87	86	82	79	78	72
Sun	71	72	72	72	73	75	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	75	75	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	77	76	78	77	77	77	77	78	85	97	101	97	89	77	74	71
Tue	73	77	79	82	78	78	77	78	80	88	102	105	105	94	83	75	71
Wed	73	78	78	82	79	78	77	80	82	91	101	105	102	96	83	77	72
Thu	73	78	79	81	79	78	78	79	83	92	104	111	106	95	84	76	72
Fri	71	73	76	78	77	77	80	88	96	107	115	113	106	93	83	77	72
Sat	71	72	73	74	77	85	92	90	88	88	91	87	86	82	79	78	72
Sun	71	72	72	72	73	75	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	75	75	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	77	76	78	77	77	77	77	78	85	97	101	97	89	77	74	71
Tue	73	77	79	82	78	78	77	78	80	88	102	105	105	94	83	75	71
Wed	73	78	78	82	79	78	77	80	82	91	101	105	102	96	83	77	72
Thu	73	78	79	81	79	78	78	79	83	92	104	111	106	95	84	76	72
Fri	71	73	76	78	77	77	80	88	96	107	115	113	106	93	83	77	72
Sat	71	72	73	74	77	85	92	90	88	88	91	87	86	82	79	78	72
Sun	71	72	72	72	73	75	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	75	75	76	71