Best Time to Drive from LGB to Temecula

Right now (8:21 am PST): about 76 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 77 at this time.

Only 20% 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 LGB 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	76	79	80	83	80	78	78	78	79	84	94	96	94	84	79	76	74
Tue	76	80	83	87	82	79	79	79	80	87	98	101	101	89	81	77	74
Wed	75	81	83	86	83	80	78	80	80	87	98	101	97	87	82	78	74
Thu	76	80	84	86	82	80	80	81	83	90	101	105	101	89	82	78	74
Fri	73	76	80	81	79	80	81	87	94	105	111	108	102	91	84	79	75
Sat	74	74	76	76	80	87	92	90	89	89	90	88	86	83	81	80	74
Sun	73	74	74	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	77	78	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from LGB to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 73 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (17 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (12 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	80	83	80	78	78	78	79	84	94	96	94	84	79	76	74
Tue	76	80	83	87	82	79	79	79	80	87	98	101	101	89	81	77	74
Wed	75	81	83	86	83	80	78	80	80	87	98	101	97	87	82	78	74
Thu	76	80	84	86	82	80	80	81	83	90	101	105	101	89	82	78	74
Fri	73	76	80	81	79	80	81	87	94	105	111	108	102	91	84	79	75
Sat	74	74	76	76	80	87	92	90	89	89	90	88	86	83	81	80	74
Sun	73	74	74	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	77	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	80	83	80	78	78	78	79	84	94	96	94	84	79	76	74
Tue	76	80	83	87	82	79	79	79	80	87	98	101	101	89	81	77	74
Wed	75	81	83	86	83	80	78	80	80	87	98	101	97	87	82	78	74
Thu	76	80	84	86	82	80	80	81	83	90	101	105	101	89	82	78	74
Fri	73	76	80	81	79	80	81	87	94	105	111	108	102	91	84	79	75
Sat	74	74	76	76	80	87	92	90	89	89	90	88	86	83	81	80	74
Sun	73	74	74	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	77	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	80	83	80	78	78	78	79	84	94	96	94	84	79	76	74
Tue	76	80	83	87	82	79	79	79	80	87	98	101	101	89	81	77	74
Wed	75	81	83	86	83	80	78	80	80	87	98	101	97	87	82	78	74
Thu	76	80	84	86	82	80	80	81	83	90	101	105	101	89	82	78	74
Fri	73	76	80	81	79	80	81	87	94	105	111	108	102	91	84	79	75
Sat	74	74	76	76	80	87	92	90	89	89	90	88	86	83	81	80	74
Sun	73	74	74	74	76	77	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	77	78	73