Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Temecula

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 136 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 125 at this time.

Only 49% 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	88	86	85	86	88	88	94	104	106	100	89	84	80	77
Tue	80	84	91	92	89	86	84	86	89	98	109	110	105	92	85	80	76
Wed	79	84	91	91	90	86	86	87	88	101	109	112	105	93	86	82	77
Thu	79	85	91	92	89	86	87	88	92	102	116	119	109	96	87	82	77
Fri	76	79	87	88	87	87	89	99	106	121	125	121	109	95	87	82	77
Sat	76	78	80	81	86	97	104	99	98	100	100	96	90	85	82	82	77
Sun	76	76	76	79	79	80	82	82	81	81	81	80	79	79	80	83	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 125 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (104 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 6 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 125 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 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 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	88	86	85	86	88	88	94	104	106	100	89	84	80	77
Tue	80	84	91	92	89	86	84	86	89	98	109	110	105	92	85	80	76
Wed	79	84	91	91	90	86	86	87	88	101	109	112	105	93	86	82	77
Thu	79	85	91	92	89	86	87	88	92	102	116	119	109	96	87	82	77
Fri	76	79	87	88	87	87	89	99	106	121	125	121	109	95	87	82	77
Sat	76	78	80	81	86	97	104	99	98	100	100	96	90	85	82	82	77
Sun	76	76	76	79	79	80	82	82	81	81	81	80	79	79	80	83	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	86	88	86	85	86	88	88	94	104	106	100	89	84	80	77
Tue	80	84	91	92	89	86	84	86	89	98	109	110	105	92	85	80	76
Wed	79	84	91	91	90	86	86	87	88	101	109	112	105	93	86	82	77
Thu	79	85	91	92	89	86	87	88	92	102	116	119	109	96	87	82	77
Fri	76	79	87	88	87	87	89	99	106	121	125	121	109	95	87	82	77
Sat	76	78	80	81	86	97	104	99	98	100	100	96	90	85	82	82	77
Sun	76	76	76	79	79	80	82	82	81	81	81	80	79	79	80	83	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	82	86	88	86	85	86	88	88	94	104	106	100	89	84	80	77
Tue	80	84	91	92	89	86	84	86	89	98	109	110	105	92	85	80	76
Wed	79	84	91	91	90	86	86	87	88	101	109	112	105	93	86	82	77
Thu	79	85	91	92	89	86	87	88	92	102	116	119	109	96	87	82	77
Fri	76	79	87	88	87	87	89	99	106	121	125	121	109	95	87	82	77
Sat	76	78	80	81	86	97	104	99	98	100	100	96	90	85	82	82	77
Sun	76	76	76	79	79	80	82	82	81	81	81	80	79	79	80	83	76