Best Time to Drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Temecula

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-15 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Penasquitos 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	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	51	52	44	38	37	37
Tue	37	38	38	40	40	39	38	39	39	40	48	56	56	47	38	37	37
Wed	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	50	60	57	48	39	37	37
Thu	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	52	63	61	47	40	38	37
Fri	37	37	37	39	38	39	39	39	42	53	71	70	63	50	45	40	39
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	44	39	39	38	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	37

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Temecula (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 72 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 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Penasquitos 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 Penasquitos to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 37 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Penasquitos to Temecula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (36 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-56 East in San Diego (1.6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	51	52	44	38	37	37
Tue	37	38	38	40	40	39	38	39	39	40	48	56	56	47	38	37	37
Wed	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	50	60	57	48	39	37	37
Thu	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	52	63	61	47	40	38	37
Fri	37	37	37	39	38	39	39	39	42	53	71	70	63	50	45	40	39
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	44	39	39	38	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	51	52	44	38	37	37
Tue	37	38	38	40	40	39	38	39	39	40	48	56	56	47	38	37	37
Wed	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	50	60	57	48	39	37	37
Thu	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	52	63	61	47	40	38	37
Fri	37	37	37	39	38	39	39	39	42	53	71	70	63	50	45	40	39
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	44	39	39	38	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	37

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	44	51	52	44	38	37	37
Tue	37	38	38	40	40	39	38	39	39	40	48	56	56	47	38	37	37
Wed	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	50	60	57	48	39	37	37
Thu	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	52	63	61	47	40	38	37
Fri	37	37	37	39	38	39	39	39	42	53	71	70	63	50	45	40	39
Sat	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	41	44	39	39	38	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	38	38	37