Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Temecula

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North, usually 69 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Pomona 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	64	64	64	63	61	60	60	59	61	66	70	70	60	57	56	54
Tue	55	64	64	67	62	61	60	60	60	60	69	74	73	64	57	55	54
Wed	55	64	65	66	64	61	60	60	60	63	69	72	72	63	58	56	54
Thu	55	65	64	68	63	61	62	61	62	65	74	82	80	69	59	56	54
Fri	54	57	58	61	59	60	60	66	71	78	88	87	78	69	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	58	67	77	77	71	70	69	67	62	59	56	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	56	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Pomona to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 (79 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona (East Mission 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 Pomona to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 54 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Temecula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · 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	55	64	64	64	63	61	60	60	59	61	66	70	70	60	57	56	54
Tue	55	64	64	67	62	61	60	60	60	60	69	74	73	64	57	55	54
Wed	55	64	65	66	64	61	60	60	60	63	69	72	72	63	58	56	54
Thu	55	65	64	68	63	61	62	61	62	65	74	82	80	69	59	56	54
Fri	54	57	58	61	59	60	60	66	71	78	88	87	78	69	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	58	67	77	77	71	70	69	67	62	59	56	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	64	64	64	63	61	60	60	59	61	66	70	70	60	57	56	54
Tue	55	64	64	67	62	61	60	60	60	60	69	74	73	64	57	55	54
Wed	55	64	65	66	64	61	60	60	60	63	69	72	72	63	58	56	54
Thu	55	65	64	68	63	61	62	61	62	65	74	82	80	69	59	56	54
Fri	54	57	58	61	59	60	60	66	71	78	88	87	78	69	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	58	67	77	77	71	70	69	67	62	59	56	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	64	64	64	63	61	60	60	59	61	66	70	70	60	57	56	54
Tue	55	64	64	67	62	61	60	60	60	60	69	74	73	64	57	55	54
Wed	55	64	65	66	64	61	60	60	60	63	69	72	72	63	58	56	54
Thu	55	65	64	68	63	61	62	61	62	65	74	82	80	69	59	56	54
Fri	54	57	58	61	59	60	60	66	71	78	88	87	78	69	62	57	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	58	67	77	77	71	70	69	67	62	59	56	56	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	58	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	56	54