Best Time to Drive from ONT to Temecula

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-15 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 26% 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	60	60	61	62	70	71	70	62	56	55	54
Tue	55	61	64	74	64	62	60	60	60	62	70	74	75	67	57	55	53
Wed	55	61	64	71	63	61	60	59	60	64	71	75	75	65	57	55	54
Thu	54	61	63	71	62	61	60	61	62	67	76	80	80	68	58	55	53
Fri	54	56	60	63	60	60	61	65	71	79	88	86	79	71	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	62	71	71	68	66	66	65	63	60	58	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	55	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 88 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (72 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 32 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 53 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 53 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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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	60	60	61	62	70	71	70	62	56	55	54
Tue	55	61	64	74	64	62	60	60	60	62	70	74	75	67	57	55	53
Wed	55	61	64	71	63	61	60	59	60	64	71	75	75	65	57	55	54
Thu	54	61	63	71	62	61	60	61	62	67	76	80	80	68	58	55	53
Fri	54	56	60	63	60	60	61	65	71	79	88	86	79	71	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	62	71	71	68	66	66	65	63	60	58	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	55	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	60	60	61	62	70	71	70	62	56	55	54
Tue	55	61	64	74	64	62	60	60	60	62	70	74	75	67	57	55	53
Wed	55	61	64	71	63	61	60	59	60	64	71	75	75	65	57	55	54
Thu	54	61	63	71	62	61	60	61	62	67	76	80	80	68	58	55	53
Fri	54	56	60	63	60	60	61	65	71	79	88	86	79	71	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	62	71	71	68	66	66	65	63	60	58	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	55	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	60	60	61	62	70	71	70	62	56	55	54
Tue	55	61	64	74	64	62	60	60	60	62	70	74	75	67	57	55	53
Wed	55	61	64	71	63	61	60	59	60	64	71	75	75	65	57	55	54
Thu	54	61	63	71	62	61	60	61	62	67	76	80	80	68	58	55	53
Fri	54	56	60	63	60	60	61	65	71	79	88	86	79	71	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	62	71	71	68	66	66	65	63	60	58	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	54	55	57	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	55	53