Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Temecula

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 45% 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 South Gate 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	81	81	86	88	87	85	86	88	88	94	103	104	99	89	83	80	76
Tue	80	84	91	93	91	86	84	86	89	97	108	107	104	92	85	80	76
Wed	80	84	91	92	91	86	86	87	88	99	108	110	103	93	86	82	76
Thu	79	84	91	93	90	87	87	89	92	100	115	117	106	95	87	82	76
Fri	76	79	87	87	87	88	89	97	105	121	125	122	109	97	89	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	80	85	94	101	98	97	98	98	95	91	86	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	82	82	81	81	81	81	79	79	79	83	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from South Gate to Temecula (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Temecula?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 76 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Temecula?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	81	86	88	87	85	86	88	88	94	103	104	99	89	83	80	76
Tue	80	84	91	93	91	86	84	86	89	97	108	107	104	92	85	80	76
Wed	80	84	91	92	91	86	86	87	88	99	108	110	103	93	86	82	76
Thu	79	84	91	93	90	87	87	89	92	100	115	117	106	95	87	82	76
Fri	76	79	87	87	87	88	89	97	105	121	125	122	109	97	89	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	80	85	94	101	98	97	98	98	95	91	86	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	82	82	81	81	81	81	79	79	79	83	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	81	86	88	87	85	86	88	88	94	103	104	99	89	83	80	76
Tue	80	84	91	93	91	86	84	86	89	97	108	107	104	92	85	80	76
Wed	80	84	91	92	91	86	86	87	88	99	108	110	103	93	86	82	76
Thu	79	84	91	93	90	87	87	89	92	100	115	117	106	95	87	82	76
Fri	76	79	87	87	87	88	89	97	105	121	125	122	109	97	89	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	80	85	94	101	98	97	98	98	95	91	86	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	82	82	81	81	81	81	79	79	79	83	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	81	86	88	87	85	86	88	88	94	103	104	99	89	83	80	76
Tue	80	84	91	93	91	86	84	86	89	97	108	107	104	92	85	80	76
Wed	80	84	91	92	91	86	86	87	88	99	108	110	103	93	86	82	76
Thu	79	84	91	93	90	87	87	89	92	100	115	117	106	95	87	82	76
Fri	76	79	87	87	87	88	89	97	105	121	125	122	109	97	89	82	77
Sat	76	77	79	80	85	94	101	98	97	98	98	95	91	86	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	82	82	81	81	81	81	79	79	79	83	75