Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Laguna Niguel to Temecula
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 104 minutes via I-5 South and I-15 North, usually 84 at this time.
Only 22% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 66 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Tue | 66 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Wed | 66 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Thu | 66 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
| Fri | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 80 | 90 | 99 | 106 | 103 | 86 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 65 |
| Sat | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Sun | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Laguna Niguel to Temecula (via I-5 South and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).
About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (27 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Laguna Niguel 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 Laguna Niguel to Temecula?
On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Laguna Niguel to Temecula?
The 63-mile drive usually takes 64 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Laguna Niguel to Temecula?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in San Diego (15 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow
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