Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from SNA to Temecula

Right now (4:03 am PDT): about 61 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 60 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from SNA to Temecula by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6266656665656566677587908778666361
Tue6267677166676666697690989380706561
Wed6168666867666568718091999586766762
Thu62696770666566677082971049983776662
Fri6062646665656776869911010910183736762
Sat6061626365748482807979777371666661
Sun6061616163636566656464646362636561

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from SNA to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 65 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 John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 60 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SNA to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

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