Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Temecula

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 68 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Norwalk 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	68	70	72	74	72	70	70	70	71	75	83	86	83	74	69	67	64
Tue	66	72	77	82	75	72	71	70	73	76	88	90	90	79	71	68	64
Wed	66	72	75	78	76	72	71	72	73	77	87	95	89	79	71	69	65
Thu	66	73	78	83	75	73	72	72	75	81	95	102	94	82	72	69	65
Fri	63	66	72	73	71	72	72	79	87	99	109	106	97	85	76	70	65
Sat	64	66	66	67	70	78	86	84	82	81	82	81	76	72	68	69	64
Sun	63	64	64	65	67	67	68	69	68	67	68	67	66	66	67	69	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Norwalk to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 63 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Temecula to Norwalk (return trip) · Norwalk to Los Angeles · Norwalk to Long Beach · Norwalk to Irvine · Norwalk to Staten Island · Norwalk to Anaheim · Norwalk to Riverside · Norwalk to Santa Ana · Norwalk to San Bernardino · Norwalk to Fontana · Norwalk to Oxnard · Norwalk to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	70	72	74	72	70	70	70	71	75	83	86	83	74	69	67	64
Tue	66	72	77	82	75	72	71	70	73	76	88	90	90	79	71	68	64
Wed	66	72	75	78	76	72	71	72	73	77	87	95	89	79	71	69	65
Thu	66	73	78	83	75	73	72	72	75	81	95	102	94	82	72	69	65
Fri	63	66	72	73	71	72	72	79	87	99	109	106	97	85	76	70	65
Sat	64	66	66	67	70	78	86	84	82	81	82	81	76	72	68	69	64
Sun	63	64	64	65	67	67	68	69	68	67	68	67	66	66	67	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	70	72	74	72	70	70	70	71	75	83	86	83	74	69	67	64
Tue	66	72	77	82	75	72	71	70	73	76	88	90	90	79	71	68	64
Wed	66	72	75	78	76	72	71	72	73	77	87	95	89	79	71	69	65
Thu	66	73	78	83	75	73	72	72	75	81	95	102	94	82	72	69	65
Fri	63	66	72	73	71	72	72	79	87	99	109	106	97	85	76	70	65
Sat	64	66	66	67	70	78	86	84	82	81	82	81	76	72	68	69	64
Sun	63	64	64	65	67	67	68	69	68	67	68	67	66	66	67	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	70	72	74	72	70	70	70	71	75	83	86	83	74	69	67	64
Tue	66	72	77	82	75	72	71	70	73	76	88	90	90	79	71	68	64
Wed	66	72	75	78	76	72	71	72	73	77	87	95	89	79	71	69	65
Thu	66	73	78	83	75	73	72	72	75	81	95	102	94	82	72	69	65
Fri	63	66	72	73	71	72	72	79	87	99	109	106	97	85	76	70	65
Sat	64	66	66	67	70	78	86	84	82	81	82	81	76	72	68	69	64
Sun	63	64	64	65	67	67	68	69	68	67	68	67	66	66	67	69	64