Best Time to Drive from La Mesa to Temecula

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-15 North, usually 66 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Mesa 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	58	59	60	63	62	61	61	61	61	63	71	80	74	61	59	58	57
Tue	57	59	61	65	63	62	61	61	61	63	77	84	80	64	59	58	57
Wed	57	59	61	64	63	62	61	61	62	64	80	91	82	67	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	61	64	62	61	61	61	62	66	84	93	81	67	61	58	57
Fri	57	59	60	62	61	61	61	62	66	82	97	92	82	68	64	61	59
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	63	63	61	61	59	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	59	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from La Mesa to Temecula (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mesa 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 Mesa to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mesa to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · SR-52 West in San Diego (7 miles) · I-8 East in San Diego (6 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 Mesa (return trip) · La Mesa to San Diego · La Mesa to Santa Monica · La Mesa to Chula Vista · La Mesa to Oceanside · La Mesa to Escondido · La Mesa to Carlsbad · La Mesa to Murrieta

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	60	63	62	61	61	61	61	63	71	80	74	61	59	58	57
Tue	57	59	61	65	63	62	61	61	61	63	77	84	80	64	59	58	57
Wed	57	59	61	64	63	62	61	61	62	64	80	91	82	67	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	61	64	62	61	61	61	62	66	84	93	81	67	61	58	57
Fri	57	59	60	62	61	61	61	62	66	82	97	92	82	68	64	61	59
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	63	63	61	61	59	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	59	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	60	63	62	61	61	61	61	63	71	80	74	61	59	58	57
Tue	57	59	61	65	63	62	61	61	61	63	77	84	80	64	59	58	57
Wed	57	59	61	64	63	62	61	61	62	64	80	91	82	67	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	61	64	62	61	61	61	62	66	84	93	81	67	61	58	57
Fri	57	59	60	62	61	61	61	62	66	82	97	92	82	68	64	61	59
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	63	63	61	61	59	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	59	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	60	63	62	61	61	61	61	63	71	80	74	61	59	58	57
Tue	57	59	61	65	63	62	61	61	61	63	77	84	80	64	59	58	57
Wed	57	59	61	64	63	62	61	61	62	64	80	91	82	67	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	61	64	62	61	61	61	62	66	84	93	81	67	61	58	57
Fri	57	59	60	62	61	61	61	62	66	82	97	92	82	68	64	61	59
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	63	63	61	61	59	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	60	59	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	57