Best Time to Drive from Poway to Temecula

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-15 North, usually 39 at this time.

Only 46% 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 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	38	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	45	58	57	47	40	38	38
Tue	38	39	40	40	42	41	40	40	40	41	49	63	62	49	39	38	38
Wed	38	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	53	67	63	50	40	39	38
Thu	38	40	39	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	54	70	65	49	41	39	38
Fri	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	43	54	75	74	59	48	45	41	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	41	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Poway to Temecula (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Poway 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 Poway to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 38 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Poway to Temecula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (33 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	45	58	57	47	40	38	38
Tue	38	39	40	40	42	41	40	40	40	41	49	63	62	49	39	38	38
Wed	38	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	53	67	63	50	40	39	38
Thu	38	40	39	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	54	70	65	49	41	39	38
Fri	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	43	54	75	74	59	48	45	41	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	41	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	45	58	57	47	40	38	38
Tue	38	39	40	40	42	41	40	40	40	41	49	63	62	49	39	38	38
Wed	38	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	53	67	63	50	40	39	38
Thu	38	40	39	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	54	70	65	49	41	39	38
Fri	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	43	54	75	74	59	48	45	41	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	41	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	45	58	57	47	40	38	38
Tue	38	39	40	40	42	41	40	40	40	41	49	63	62	49	39	38	38
Wed	38	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	53	67	63	50	40	39	38
Thu	38	40	39	40	41	40	40	40	41	42	54	70	65	49	41	39	38
Fri	38	38	39	40	40	40	40	40	43	54	75	74	59	48	45	41	40
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	41	43	40	40	39	39	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38