Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Temecula

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-15 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Ontario 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	60	67	69	72	67	68	65	66	67	69	77	77	76	65	61	61	59
Tue	60	67	72	81	70	69	67	66	66	68	77	82	82	70	62	60	58
Wed	60	67	70	78	71	67	66	65	66	72	78	83	81	70	61	60	58
Thu	60	68	70	80	68	67	66	67	68	74	86	91	86	74	63	60	59
Fri	59	61	65	69	65	66	67	74	80	86	96	94	84	75	65	61	58
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	74	83	81	78	76	74	71	67	64	61	60	59
Sun	58	59	59	59	60	61	63	64	63	62	61	60	60	60	61	61	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Ontario to Temecula (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 96 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 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (23 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) 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 Ontario to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 58 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	69	72	67	68	65	66	67	69	77	77	76	65	61	61	59
Tue	60	67	72	81	70	69	67	66	66	68	77	82	82	70	62	60	58
Wed	60	67	70	78	71	67	66	65	66	72	78	83	81	70	61	60	58
Thu	60	68	70	80	68	67	66	67	68	74	86	91	86	74	63	60	59
Fri	59	61	65	69	65	66	67	74	80	86	96	94	84	75	65	61	58
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	74	83	81	78	76	74	71	67	64	61	60	59
Sun	58	59	59	59	60	61	63	64	63	62	61	60	60	60	61	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	69	72	67	68	65	66	67	69	77	77	76	65	61	61	59
Tue	60	67	72	81	70	69	67	66	66	68	77	82	82	70	62	60	58
Wed	60	67	70	78	71	67	66	65	66	72	78	83	81	70	61	60	58
Thu	60	68	70	80	68	67	66	67	68	74	86	91	86	74	63	60	59
Fri	59	61	65	69	65	66	67	74	80	86	96	94	84	75	65	61	58
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	74	83	81	78	76	74	71	67	64	61	60	59
Sun	58	59	59	59	60	61	63	64	63	62	61	60	60	60	61	61	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	67	69	72	67	68	65	66	67	69	77	77	76	65	61	61	59
Tue	60	67	72	81	70	69	67	66	66	68	77	82	82	70	62	60	58
Wed	60	67	70	78	71	67	66	65	66	72	78	83	81	70	61	60	58
Thu	60	68	70	80	68	67	66	67	68	74	86	91	86	74	63	60	59
Fri	59	61	65	69	65	66	67	74	80	86	96	94	84	75	65	61	58
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	74	83	81	78	76	74	71	67	64	61	60	59
Sun	58	59	59	59	60	61	63	64	63	62	61	60	60	60	61	61	58