Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Temecula

Right now (7:50 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-215 South, usually 47 at this time.

Only 19% 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 San Bernardino 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	48	59	60	66	56	51	52	52	53	55	59	58	61	54	47	47	46
Tue	46	61	63	72	61	53	52	52	52	55	60	61	61	56	48	46	45
Wed	46	61	64	73	60	52	52	52	53	54	58	61	65	57	48	47	46
Thu	46	61	61	68	59	51	51	51	53	54	61	63	65	58	48	47	46
Fri	45	50	55	62	56	52	53	54	57	60	62	60	60	54	50	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	54	55	55	54	53	51	50	49	47	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	47	47	49	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from San Bernardino to Temecula (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino (West 5th Street) 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 San Bernardino to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Temecula?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 45 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Temecula?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (45 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	60	66	56	51	52	52	53	55	59	58	61	54	47	47	46
Tue	46	61	63	72	61	53	52	52	52	55	60	61	61	56	48	46	45
Wed	46	61	64	73	60	52	52	52	53	54	58	61	65	57	48	47	46
Thu	46	61	61	68	59	51	51	51	53	54	61	63	65	58	48	47	46
Fri	45	50	55	62	56	52	53	54	57	60	62	60	60	54	50	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	54	55	55	54	53	51	50	49	47	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	47	47	49	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	60	66	56	51	52	52	53	55	59	58	61	54	47	47	46
Tue	46	61	63	72	61	53	52	52	52	55	60	61	61	56	48	46	45
Wed	46	61	64	73	60	52	52	52	53	54	58	61	65	57	48	47	46
Thu	46	61	61	68	59	51	51	51	53	54	61	63	65	58	48	47	46
Fri	45	50	55	62	56	52	53	54	57	60	62	60	60	54	50	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	54	55	55	54	53	51	50	49	47	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	47	47	49	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	60	66	56	51	52	52	53	55	59	58	61	54	47	47	46
Tue	46	61	63	72	61	53	52	52	52	55	60	61	61	56	48	46	45
Wed	46	61	64	73	60	52	52	52	53	54	58	61	65	57	48	47	46
Thu	46	61	61	68	59	51	51	51	53	54	61	63	65	58	48	47	46
Fri	45	50	55	62	56	52	53	54	57	60	62	60	60	54	50	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	47	48	50	52	54	55	55	54	53	51	50	49	47	46
Sun	45	46	46	46	47	47	49	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	46