Best Time to Drive from LAX to Temecula

Right now (9:18 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 84 at this time.

Only 44% 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 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	98	101	95	91	92	93	95	101	108	109	103	92	89	87	84
Tue	89	94	106	108	100	93	93	94	97	106	115	114	108	95	90	88	84
Wed	88	95	103	109	101	95	94	96	97	106	113	116	109	96	91	89	84
Thu	89	94	110	110	103	98	98	99	103	108	122	124	112	98	91	88	84
Fri	84	89	96	96	94	95	98	107	114	128	131	126	113	99	92	88	85
Sat	84	86	88	89	95	105	112	106	104	105	106	100	96	91	89	89	85
Sun	83	84	83	87	88	89	90	90	89	89	89	88	87	87	88	91	83

About this drive

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 132 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (112 minutes).

About 85 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 84 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Temecula?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.

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	98	101	95	91	92	93	95	101	108	109	103	92	89	87	84
Tue	89	94	106	108	100	93	93	94	97	106	115	114	108	95	90	88	84
Wed	88	95	103	109	101	95	94	96	97	106	113	116	109	96	91	89	84
Thu	89	94	110	110	103	98	98	99	103	108	122	124	112	98	91	88	84
Fri	84	89	96	96	94	95	98	107	114	128	131	126	113	99	92	88	85
Sat	84	86	88	89	95	105	112	106	104	105	106	100	96	91	89	89	85
Sun	83	84	83	87	88	89	90	90	89	89	89	88	87	87	88	91	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	92	98	101	95	91	92	93	95	101	108	109	103	92	89	87	84
Tue	89	94	106	108	100	93	93	94	97	106	115	114	108	95	90	88	84
Wed	88	95	103	109	101	95	94	96	97	106	113	116	109	96	91	89	84
Thu	89	94	110	110	103	98	98	99	103	108	122	124	112	98	91	88	84
Fri	84	89	96	96	94	95	98	107	114	128	131	126	113	99	92	88	85
Sat	84	86	88	89	95	105	112	106	104	105	106	100	96	91	89	89	85
Sun	83	84	83	87	88	89	90	90	89	89	89	88	87	87	88	91	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	92	98	101	95	91	92	93	95	101	108	109	103	92	89	87	84
Tue	89	94	106	108	100	93	93	94	97	106	115	114	108	95	90	88	84
Wed	88	95	103	109	101	95	94	96	97	106	113	116	109	96	91	89	84
Thu	89	94	110	110	103	98	98	99	103	108	122	124	112	98	91	88	84
Fri	84	89	96	96	94	95	98	107	114	128	131	126	113	99	92	88	85
Sat	84	86	88	89	95	105	112	106	104	105	106	100	96	91	89	89	85
Sun	83	84	83	87	88	89	90	90	89	89	89	88	87	87	88	91	83