Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Temecula

Right now (5:38 am PDT): about 78 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 83 at this time.

Only 47% 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 Long Beach 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	81	82	86	90	91	91	91	90	90	101	112	113	106	92	85	82	77
Tue	80	83	90	94	93	91	90	89	90	103	113	116	110	95	86	82	77
Wed	80	84	90	94	93	90	90	89	90	103	114	117	111	96	87	82	77
Thu	79	84	91	95	94	92	92	94	97	110	120	121	110	96	87	82	78
Fri	76	79	86	90	93	94	97	103	107	119	123	117	108	96	88	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	81	87	102	106	100	97	97	96	92	89	84	81	81	76
Sun	75	75	76	77	79	81	82	83	82	82	81	80	79	80	80	80	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Long Beach to Temecula (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Temecula?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 76 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Temecula?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (34 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (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	81	82	86	90	91	91	91	90	90	101	112	113	106	92	85	82	77
Tue	80	83	90	94	93	91	90	89	90	103	113	116	110	95	86	82	77
Wed	80	84	90	94	93	90	90	89	90	103	114	117	111	96	87	82	77
Thu	79	84	91	95	94	92	92	94	97	110	120	121	110	96	87	82	78
Fri	76	79	86	90	93	94	97	103	107	119	123	117	108	96	88	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	81	87	102	106	100	97	97	96	92	89	84	81	81	76
Sun	75	75	76	77	79	81	82	83	82	82	81	80	79	80	80	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	86	90	91	91	91	90	90	101	112	113	106	92	85	82	77
Tue	80	83	90	94	93	91	90	89	90	103	113	116	110	95	86	82	77
Wed	80	84	90	94	93	90	90	89	90	103	114	117	111	96	87	82	77
Thu	79	84	91	95	94	92	92	94	97	110	120	121	110	96	87	82	78
Fri	76	79	86	90	93	94	97	103	107	119	123	117	108	96	88	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	81	87	102	106	100	97	97	96	92	89	84	81	81	76
Sun	75	75	76	77	79	81	82	83	82	82	81	80	79	80	80	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	86	90	91	91	91	90	90	101	112	113	106	92	85	82	77
Tue	80	83	90	94	93	91	90	89	90	103	113	116	110	95	86	82	77
Wed	80	84	90	94	93	90	90	89	90	103	114	117	111	96	87	82	77
Thu	79	84	91	95	94	92	92	94	97	110	120	121	110	96	87	82	78
Fri	76	79	86	90	93	94	97	103	107	119	123	117	108	96	88	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	81	87	102	106	100	97	97	96	92	89	84	81	81	76
Sun	75	75	76	77	79	81	82	83	82	82	81	80	79	80	80	80	76