Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Temecula

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-15 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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	56	63	62	67	62	63	65	65	65	68	80	78	78	66	62	62	58
Tue	56	64	64	72	66	62	62	61	63	70	81	85	84	70	62	62	57
Wed	56	63	64	68	62	63	65	61	63	66	79	82	78	67	60	61	57
Thu	57	65	65	73	63	66	63	64	69	77	89	95	89	76	62	60	57
Fri	55	58	62	67	66	65	67	76	84	91	100	98	85	78	68	62	57
Sat	55	55	56	56	59	68	83	81	79	78	76	73	68	67	60	60	56
Sun	55	55	56	56	56	58	59	62	63	65	61	61	59	59	60	62	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Temecula (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Temecula?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 55 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (28 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (19 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	62	67	62	63	65	65	65	68	80	78	78	66	62	62	58
Tue	56	64	64	72	66	62	62	61	63	70	81	85	84	70	62	62	57
Wed	56	63	64	68	62	63	65	61	63	66	79	82	78	67	60	61	57
Thu	57	65	65	73	63	66	63	64	69	77	89	95	89	76	62	60	57
Fri	55	58	62	67	66	65	67	76	84	91	100	98	85	78	68	62	57
Sat	55	55	56	56	59	68	83	81	79	78	76	73	68	67	60	60	56
Sun	55	55	56	56	56	58	59	62	63	65	61	61	59	59	60	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	62	67	62	63	65	65	65	68	80	78	78	66	62	62	58
Tue	56	64	64	72	66	62	62	61	63	70	81	85	84	70	62	62	57
Wed	56	63	64	68	62	63	65	61	63	66	79	82	78	67	60	61	57
Thu	57	65	65	73	63	66	63	64	69	77	89	95	89	76	62	60	57
Fri	55	58	62	67	66	65	67	76	84	91	100	98	85	78	68	62	57
Sat	55	55	56	56	59	68	83	81	79	78	76	73	68	67	60	60	56
Sun	55	55	56	56	56	58	59	62	63	65	61	61	59	59	60	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	63	62	67	62	63	65	65	65	68	80	78	78	66	62	62	58
Tue	56	64	64	72	66	62	62	61	63	70	81	85	84	70	62	62	57
Wed	56	63	64	68	62	63	65	61	63	66	79	82	78	67	60	61	57
Thu	57	65	65	73	63	66	63	64	69	77	89	95	89	76	62	60	57
Fri	55	58	62	67	66	65	67	76	84	91	100	98	85	78	68	62	57
Sat	55	55	56	56	59	68	83	81	79	78	76	73	68	67	60	60	56
Sun	55	55	56	56	56	58	59	62	63	65	61	61	59	59	60	62	56