Best Time to Drive from Santee to Temecula

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-15 North, usually 53 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Santee 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	52	53	55	59	57	56	55	55	56	57	65	74	69	56	53	53	52
Tue	52	54	57	61	58	56	55	55	56	57	70	78	76	60	54	53	52
Wed	52	53	56	60	59	56	55	56	56	58	72	84	77	64	54	53	52
Thu	52	54	56	60	58	56	55	56	56	59	78	86	77	62	55	53	52
Fri	52	53	56	56	55	55	55	56	60	74	92	87	71	61	58	55	54
Sat	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	57	56	55	55	53	53	53	54	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	53	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Santee to Temecula (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santee 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 Santee to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santee to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · SR-52 West in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Temecula to Santee (return trip) · Santee to San Diego · Santee to Chula Vista · Santee to Oceanside · Santee to Escondido · Santee to Carlsbad · Santee to Murrieta

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	55	59	57	56	55	55	56	57	65	74	69	56	53	53	52
Tue	52	54	57	61	58	56	55	55	56	57	70	78	76	60	54	53	52
Wed	52	53	56	60	59	56	55	56	56	58	72	84	77	64	54	53	52
Thu	52	54	56	60	58	56	55	56	56	59	78	86	77	62	55	53	52
Fri	52	53	56	56	55	55	55	56	60	74	92	87	71	61	58	55	54
Sat	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	57	56	55	55	53	53	53	54	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	55	59	57	56	55	55	56	57	65	74	69	56	53	53	52
Tue	52	54	57	61	58	56	55	55	56	57	70	78	76	60	54	53	52
Wed	52	53	56	60	59	56	55	56	56	58	72	84	77	64	54	53	52
Thu	52	54	56	60	58	56	55	56	56	59	78	86	77	62	55	53	52
Fri	52	53	56	56	55	55	55	56	60	74	92	87	71	61	58	55	54
Sat	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	57	56	55	55	53	53	53	54	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	55	59	57	56	55	55	56	57	65	74	69	56	53	53	52
Tue	52	54	57	61	58	56	55	55	56	57	70	78	76	60	54	53	52
Wed	52	53	56	60	59	56	55	56	56	58	72	84	77	64	54	53	52
Thu	52	54	56	60	58	56	55	56	56	59	78	86	77	62	55	53	52
Fri	52	53	56	56	55	55	55	56	60	74	92	87	71	61	58	55	54
Sat	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	57	56	55	55	53	53	53	54	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	53	52