Best Time to Drive from La Jolla to Temecula

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-15 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 51% 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 La Jolla 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	52	53	53	55	57	56	55	55	55	56	64	72	69	58	54	52	52
Tue	52	53	54	57	57	56	54	55	55	56	68	78	77	61	54	52	52
Wed	52	53	54	56	57	56	55	55	56	57	70	83	77	64	54	53	52
Thu	52	53	53	56	58	55	55	56	55	58	75	86	79	63	55	53	52
Fri	52	53	53	55	55	55	55	56	60	74	91	85	71	60	58	55	53
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	56	56	55	54	53	53	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from La Jolla to Temecula (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (57 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Jolla 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 La Jolla to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Jolla to Temecula?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Jolla to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · SR-52 East in San Diego (10 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Temecula to La Jolla (return trip) · La Jolla to San Diego · La Jolla to Escondido · La Jolla to Oceanside · La Jolla to Chula Vista · La Jolla to El Cajon · La Jolla to Carlsbad · La Jolla to SAN · La Jolla to Garden Grove · La Jolla to Santa Monica · La Jolla to Irvine · La Jolla to Sawtelle

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	53	55	57	56	55	55	55	56	64	72	69	58	54	52	52
Tue	52	53	54	57	57	56	54	55	55	56	68	78	77	61	54	52	52
Wed	52	53	54	56	57	56	55	55	56	57	70	83	77	64	54	53	52
Thu	52	53	53	56	58	55	55	56	55	58	75	86	79	63	55	53	52
Fri	52	53	53	55	55	55	55	56	60	74	91	85	71	60	58	55	53
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	56	56	55	54	53	53	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	53	55	57	56	55	55	55	56	64	72	69	58	54	52	52
Tue	52	53	54	57	57	56	54	55	55	56	68	78	77	61	54	52	52
Wed	52	53	54	56	57	56	55	55	56	57	70	83	77	64	54	53	52
Thu	52	53	53	56	58	55	55	56	55	58	75	86	79	63	55	53	52
Fri	52	53	53	55	55	55	55	56	60	74	91	85	71	60	58	55	53
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	56	56	55	54	53	53	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	53	55	57	56	55	55	55	56	64	72	69	58	54	52	52
Tue	52	53	54	57	57	56	54	55	55	56	68	78	77	61	54	52	52
Wed	52	53	54	56	57	56	55	55	56	57	70	83	77	64	54	53	52
Thu	52	53	53	56	58	55	55	56	55	58	75	86	79	63	55	53	52
Fri	52	53	53	55	55	55	55	56	60	74	91	85	71	60	58	55	53
Sat	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	56	56	55	54	53	53	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	53	52