Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Temecula

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 44 minutes via I-215 South, usually 46 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Riverside 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	41	50	49	50	48	45	44	45	47	48	48	46	46	42	40	40	39
Tue	39	54	51	54	49	46	45	45	46	46	48	52	50	45	40	39	38
Wed	40	50	50	50	49	47	45	46	46	46	48	49	51	45	41	40	38
Thu	39	55	52	52	51	46	44	45	45	47	50	54	53	47	42	41	38
Fri	37	43	47	50	48	46	46	48	49	51	52	52	50	46	44	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	45	48	54	56	58	55	50	46	46	45	40	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	42	44	46	47	45	43	42	41	41	40	43	39

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Riverside to Temecula (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 37 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Temecula?

Leaving around 6 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (35 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (1.3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Temecula to Riverside (return trip) · Riverside to Los Angeles · Riverside to Santa Monica · Riverside to Pasadena · Riverside to Long Beach · Riverside to West Covina · Riverside to Burbank · Riverside to Glendale · Riverside to Van Nuys · Riverside to Torrance · Riverside to LAX · Riverside to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	49	50	48	45	44	45	47	48	48	46	46	42	40	40	39
Tue	39	54	51	54	49	46	45	45	46	46	48	52	50	45	40	39	38
Wed	40	50	50	50	49	47	45	46	46	46	48	49	51	45	41	40	38
Thu	39	55	52	52	51	46	44	45	45	47	50	54	53	47	42	41	38
Fri	37	43	47	50	48	46	46	48	49	51	52	52	50	46	44	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	45	48	54	56	58	55	50	46	46	45	40	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	42	44	46	47	45	43	42	41	41	40	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	49	50	48	45	44	45	47	48	48	46	46	42	40	40	39
Tue	39	54	51	54	49	46	45	45	46	46	48	52	50	45	40	39	38
Wed	40	50	50	50	49	47	45	46	46	46	48	49	51	45	41	40	38
Thu	39	55	52	52	51	46	44	45	45	47	50	54	53	47	42	41	38
Fri	37	43	47	50	48	46	46	48	49	51	52	52	50	46	44	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	45	48	54	56	58	55	50	46	46	45	40	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	42	44	46	47	45	43	42	41	41	40	43	39

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	50	49	50	48	45	44	45	47	48	48	46	46	42	40	40	39
Tue	39	54	51	54	49	46	45	45	46	46	48	52	50	45	40	39	38
Wed	40	50	50	50	49	47	45	46	46	46	48	49	51	45	41	40	38
Thu	39	55	52	52	51	46	44	45	45	47	50	54	53	47	42	41	38
Fri	37	43	47	50	48	46	46	48	49	51	52	52	50	46	44	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	39	45	48	54	56	58	55	50	46	46	45	40	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	39	42	44	46	47	45	43	42	41	41	40	43	39