Best Time to Drive from Mira Mesa to Temecula

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 42 minutes via I-15 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Mira Mesa 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	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	48	58	57	48	42	41	41
Tue	40	42	43	43	43	44	42	43	43	44	53	61	63	50	42	41	40
Wed	40	42	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	56	67	64	53	43	41	40
Thu	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	61	74	68	54	44	41	40
Fri	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	46	64	81	77	67	54	49	44	43
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	45	49	43	43	41	41	41	42	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Mira Mesa to Temecula (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 82 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 82 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mira Mesa to Temecula?

The 45-mile drive usually takes 40 to 82 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mira Mesa to Temecula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 82 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (39 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Temecula to Mira Mesa (return trip) · Mira Mesa to San Diego · Mira Mesa to Chula Vista · Mira Mesa to Irvine · Mira Mesa to Oceanside · Mira Mesa to Escondido · Mira Mesa to Carlsbad · Mira Mesa to Costa Mesa · Mira Mesa to Murrieta

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	48	58	57	48	42	41	41
Tue	40	42	43	43	43	44	42	43	43	44	53	61	63	50	42	41	40
Wed	40	42	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	56	67	64	53	43	41	40
Thu	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	61	74	68	54	44	41	40
Fri	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	46	64	81	77	67	54	49	44	43
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	45	49	43	43	41	41	41	42	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	48	58	57	48	42	41	41
Tue	40	42	43	43	43	44	42	43	43	44	53	61	63	50	42	41	40
Wed	40	42	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	56	67	64	53	43	41	40
Thu	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	61	74	68	54	44	41	40
Fri	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	46	64	81	77	67	54	49	44	43
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	45	49	43	43	41	41	41	42	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	48	58	57	48	42	41	41
Tue	40	42	43	43	43	44	42	43	43	44	53	61	63	50	42	41	40
Wed	40	42	43	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	56	67	64	53	43	41	40
Thu	40	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	61	74	68	54	44	41	40
Fri	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	46	64	81	77	67	54	49	44	43
Sat	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	45	49	43	43	41	41	41	42	41
Sun	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	41	42	42	41	41	41	42	42	41