Best Time to Drive from ONT to Temecula

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-15 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 51% 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 ONT 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	55	62	63	65	61	61	60	60	61	63	71	71	70	61	58	56	54
Tue	55	62	64	73	64	62	60	60	60	63	73	76	76	66	58	56	54
Wed	55	62	64	70	63	61	60	60	60	65	72	77	76	65	57	55	54
Thu	55	63	64	72	62	61	61	61	63	68	79	87	83	70	59	56	54
Fri	54	56	60	63	60	60	61	68	75	84	93	90	84	73	63	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	65	77	78	72	71	71	67	63	60	57	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	59	58	57	56	55	55	55	56	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from ONT to Temecula (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower 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 ONT to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 54 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (19 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Temecula to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · ONT to Santa Monica · ONT to Pasadena · ONT to Long Beach · ONT to West Covina · ONT to Burbank · ONT to Glendale · ONT to Santa Clarita · ONT to Van Nuys · ONT to Torrance · ONT to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	63	65	61	61	60	60	61	63	71	71	70	61	58	56	54
Tue	55	62	64	73	64	62	60	60	60	63	73	76	76	66	58	56	54
Wed	55	62	64	70	63	61	60	60	60	65	72	77	76	65	57	55	54
Thu	55	63	64	72	62	61	61	61	63	68	79	87	83	70	59	56	54
Fri	54	56	60	63	60	60	61	68	75	84	93	90	84	73	63	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	65	77	78	72	71	71	67	63	60	57	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	59	58	57	56	55	55	55	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	63	65	61	61	60	60	61	63	71	71	70	61	58	56	54
Tue	55	62	64	73	64	62	60	60	60	63	73	76	76	66	58	56	54
Wed	55	62	64	70	63	61	60	60	60	65	72	77	76	65	57	55	54
Thu	55	63	64	72	62	61	61	61	63	68	79	87	83	70	59	56	54
Fri	54	56	60	63	60	60	61	68	75	84	93	90	84	73	63	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	65	77	78	72	71	71	67	63	60	57	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	59	58	57	56	55	55	55	56	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	63	65	61	61	60	60	61	63	71	71	70	61	58	56	54
Tue	55	62	64	73	64	62	60	60	60	63	73	76	76	66	58	56	54
Wed	55	62	64	70	63	61	60	60	60	65	72	77	76	65	57	55	54
Thu	55	63	64	72	62	61	61	61	63	68	79	87	83	70	59	56	54
Fri	54	56	60	63	60	60	61	68	75	84	93	90	84	73	63	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	65	77	78	72	71	71	67	63	60	57	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	59	58	57	56	55	55	55	56	56	53