Best Time to Drive from ONT to Temecula

Right now (6:35 am PDT): about 66 minutes via I-15 South, usually 62 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 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	66	61	62	61	61	62	64	72	72	71	62	58	56	54
Tue	55	62	64	72	65	62	61	60	60	63	76	80	76	67	58	56	53
Wed	55	61	64	73	64	62	60	60	60	66	73	76	76	65	58	55	54
Thu	55	63	64	73	62	62	61	61	64	70	81	88	83	71	59	56	55
Fri	54	56	60	64	61	60	63	70	77	84	92	90	81	72	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	66	78	77	73	73	71	69	64	61	59	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	56	57	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	57	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from ONT to Temecula (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 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 31 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 53 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 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	66	61	62	61	61	62	64	72	72	71	62	58	56	54
Tue	55	62	64	72	65	62	61	60	60	63	76	80	76	67	58	56	53
Wed	55	61	64	73	64	62	60	60	60	66	73	76	76	65	58	55	54
Thu	55	63	64	73	62	62	61	61	64	70	81	88	83	71	59	56	55
Fri	54	56	60	64	61	60	63	70	77	84	92	90	81	72	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	66	78	77	73	73	71	69	64	61	59	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	56	57	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	63	66	61	62	61	61	62	64	72	72	71	62	58	56	54
Tue	55	62	64	72	65	62	61	60	60	63	76	80	76	67	58	56	53
Wed	55	61	64	73	64	62	60	60	60	66	73	76	76	65	58	55	54
Thu	55	63	64	73	62	62	61	61	64	70	81	88	83	71	59	56	55
Fri	54	56	60	64	61	60	63	70	77	84	92	90	81	72	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	66	78	77	73	73	71	69	64	61	59	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	56	57	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	62	63	66	61	62	61	61	62	64	72	72	71	62	58	56	54
Tue	55	62	64	72	65	62	61	60	60	63	76	80	76	67	58	56	53
Wed	55	61	64	73	64	62	60	60	60	66	73	76	76	65	58	55	54
Thu	55	63	64	73	62	62	61	61	64	70	81	88	83	71	59	56	55
Fri	54	56	60	64	61	60	63	70	77	84	92	90	81	72	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	66	78	77	73	73	71	69	64	61	59	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	56	57	60	59	59	58	57	56	56	57	57	53