Best Time to Drive from Mission Viejo to Temecula

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 111 minutes via I-5 South, usually 85 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Mission Viejo to Temecula (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (32 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mission Viejo (Chrisanta Drive) 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 Mission Viejo to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mission Viejo to Temecula?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 71 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mission Viejo to Temecula?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (13 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (5 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (3 miles)

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