Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Temecula

Right now (2:05 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North, usually 64 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 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	63	64	65	63	61	60	60	59	60	65	69	68	61	57	56	54
Tue	55	63	64	68	63	61	60	59	59	60	67	72	73	65	57	55	54
Wed	55	63	65	65	64	60	60	60	59	62	68	71	71	63	58	56	54
Thu	55	63	64	67	63	61	61	60	61	64	72	78	77	67	59	56	54
Fri	54	57	58	60	59	60	60	63	69	76	84	83	78	70	64	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	63	71	71	68	66	65	65	63	61	59	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	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 84 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (72 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 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 54 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Temecula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 84 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	63	64	65	63	61	60	60	59	60	65	69	68	61	57	56	54
Tue	55	63	64	68	63	61	60	59	59	60	67	72	73	65	57	55	54
Wed	55	63	65	65	64	60	60	60	59	62	68	71	71	63	58	56	54
Thu	55	63	64	67	63	61	61	60	61	64	72	78	77	67	59	56	54
Fri	54	57	58	60	59	60	60	63	69	76	84	83	78	70	64	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	63	71	71	68	66	65	65	63	61	59	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	63	64	65	63	61	60	60	59	60	65	69	68	61	57	56	54
Tue	55	63	64	68	63	61	60	59	59	60	67	72	73	65	57	55	54
Wed	55	63	65	65	64	60	60	60	59	62	68	71	71	63	58	56	54
Thu	55	63	64	67	63	61	61	60	61	64	72	78	77	67	59	56	54
Fri	54	57	58	60	59	60	60	63	69	76	84	83	78	70	64	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	63	71	71	68	66	65	65	63	61	59	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	56	56	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	63	64	65	63	61	60	60	59	60	65	69	68	61	57	56	54
Tue	55	63	64	68	63	61	60	59	59	60	67	72	73	65	57	55	54
Wed	55	63	65	65	64	60	60	60	59	62	68	71	71	63	58	56	54
Thu	55	63	64	67	63	61	61	60	61	64	72	78	77	67	59	56	54
Fri	54	57	58	60	59	60	60	63	69	76	84	83	78	70	64	58	54
Sat	54	54	55	55	57	63	71	71	68	66	65	65	63	61	59	57	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	55	56	57	58	57	57	56	56	56	55	56	56	54