Best Time to Drive from LAX to Temecula

Right now (8:17 am PDT): about 101 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 98 at this time.

Only 29% 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.

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from LAX to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (117 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Temecula to LAX

Freeway, about 85 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 8 to 21 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to central Temecula along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from LAX 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	90	92	96	96	93	94	95	97	100	115	129	134	126	115	100	90	85
Tue	90	94	101	99	94	94	94	96	102	121	142	144	137	119	103	92	84
Wed	89	94	103	100	95	94	95	97	103	122	142	143	136	122	106	95	86
Thu	89	94	103	101	96	95	96	101	109	129	150	149	141	122	106	95	86
Fri	84	89	95	95	94	96	100	111	126	147	157	147	132	116	102	93	86
Sat	84	85	87	89	97	111	117	110	108	110	110	105	102	96	92	90	85
Sun	83	83	84	86	87	89	91	93	92	93	92	90	89	89	90	89	84

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 LAX to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 84 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (26 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (7 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	92	96	96	93	94	95	97	100	115	129	134	126	115	100	90	85
Tue	90	94	101	99	94	94	94	96	102	121	142	144	137	119	103	92	84
Wed	89	94	103	100	95	94	95	97	103	122	142	143	136	122	106	95	86
Thu	89	94	103	101	96	95	96	101	109	129	150	149	141	122	106	95	86
Fri	84	89	95	95	94	96	100	111	126	147	157	147	132	116	102	93	86
Sat	84	85	87	89	97	111	117	110	108	110	110	105	102	96	92	90	85
Sun	83	83	84	86	87	89	91	93	92	93	92	90	89	89	90	89	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	92	96	96	93	94	95	97	100	115	129	134	126	115	100	90	85
Tue	90	94	101	99	94	94	94	96	102	121	142	144	137	119	103	92	84
Wed	89	94	103	100	95	94	95	97	103	122	142	143	136	122	106	95	86
Thu	89	94	103	101	96	95	96	101	109	129	150	149	141	122	106	95	86
Fri	84	89	95	95	94	96	100	111	126	147	157	147	132	116	102	93	86
Sat	84	85	87	89	97	111	117	110	108	110	110	105	102	96	92	90	85
Sun	83	83	84	86	87	89	91	93	92	93	92	90	89	89	90	89	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	92	96	96	93	94	95	97	100	115	129	134	126	115	100	90	85
Tue	90	94	101	99	94	94	94	96	102	121	142	144	137	119	103	92	84
Wed	89	94	103	100	95	94	95	97	103	122	142	143	136	122	106	95	86
Thu	89	94	103	101	96	95	96	101	109	129	150	149	141	122	106	95	86
Fri	84	89	95	95	94	96	100	111	126	147	157	147	132	116	102	93	86
Sat	84	85	87	89	97	111	117	110	108	110	110	105	102	96	92	90	85
Sun	83	83	84	86	87	89	91	93	92	93	92	90	89	89	90	89	84