Best Time to Drive from Poway to Moreno Valley

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-15 North and I-215 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 71% 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 Poway to Moreno Valley 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	74	85	89	84	81	81	82	85	89	86	91	105	99	82	74	72	71
Tue	73	89	96	87	81	80	79	83	84	89	104	112	107	88	74	72	71
Wed	73	93	91	84	79	81	81	83	86	91	103	115	106	88	75	72	71
Thu	74	90	91	86	82	79	82	81	87	94	109	125	112	91	78	72	71
Fri	73	80	83	81	80	82	85	88	93	114	134	129	112	93	82	76	74
Sat	71	71	71	72	77	77	77	78	81	86	80	79	77	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	73	72	74	77	78	77	75	74	74	73	74	75	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Poway to Moreno Valley (via I-15 North and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Poway to central Moreno Valley 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 Poway to Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Poway to Moreno Valley?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Poway to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (33 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (30 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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Moreno Valley to Poway (return trip) · Poway to San Diego · Poway to Chula Vista · Poway to Irvine

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	85	89	84	81	81	82	85	89	86	91	105	99	82	74	72	71
Tue	73	89	96	87	81	80	79	83	84	89	104	112	107	88	74	72	71
Wed	73	93	91	84	79	81	81	83	86	91	103	115	106	88	75	72	71
Thu	74	90	91	86	82	79	82	81	87	94	109	125	112	91	78	72	71
Fri	73	80	83	81	80	82	85	88	93	114	134	129	112	93	82	76	74
Sat	71	71	71	72	77	77	77	78	81	86	80	79	77	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	73	72	74	77	78	77	75	74	74	73	74	75	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	85	89	84	81	81	82	85	89	86	91	105	99	82	74	72	71
Tue	73	89	96	87	81	80	79	83	84	89	104	112	107	88	74	72	71
Wed	73	93	91	84	79	81	81	83	86	91	103	115	106	88	75	72	71
Thu	74	90	91	86	82	79	82	81	87	94	109	125	112	91	78	72	71
Fri	73	80	83	81	80	82	85	88	93	114	134	129	112	93	82	76	74
Sat	71	71	71	72	77	77	77	78	81	86	80	79	77	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	73	72	74	77	78	77	75	74	74	73	74	75	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	85	89	84	81	81	82	85	89	86	91	105	99	82	74	72	71
Tue	73	89	96	87	81	80	79	83	84	89	104	112	107	88	74	72	71
Wed	73	93	91	84	79	81	81	83	86	91	103	115	106	88	75	72	71
Thu	74	90	91	86	82	79	82	81	87	94	109	125	112	91	78	72	71
Fri	73	80	83	81	80	82	85	88	93	114	134	129	112	93	82	76	74
Sat	71	71	71	72	77	77	77	78	81	86	80	79	77	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	73	72	74	77	78	77	75	74	74	73	74	75	73	71