Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Temecula

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 90 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 97 at this time.

Only 24% 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	79	82	87	91	87	84	84	85	85	90	101	103	99	90	84	80	76
Tue	79	84	99	103	95	89	86	86	89	95	109	108	107	94	85	80	75
Wed	78	86	98	104	97	90	86	88	88	97	107	111	104	93	86	82	76
Thu	78	83	96	103	95	88	87	89	91	98	111	114	107	95	87	81	76
Fri	75	79	90	95	89	87	89	98	105	118	122	119	109	97	90	82	76
Sat	76	77	79	79	84	91	97	95	95	95	98	96	93	89	84	83	76
Sun	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	81	81	80	81	80	79	81	80	81	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 75 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (98 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 12 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 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 75 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Temecula?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	87	91	87	84	84	85	85	90	101	103	99	90	84	80	76
Tue	79	84	99	103	95	89	86	86	89	95	109	108	107	94	85	80	75
Wed	78	86	98	104	97	90	86	88	88	97	107	111	104	93	86	82	76
Thu	78	83	96	103	95	88	87	89	91	98	111	114	107	95	87	81	76
Fri	75	79	90	95	89	87	89	98	105	118	122	119	109	97	90	82	76
Sat	76	77	79	79	84	91	97	95	95	95	98	96	93	89	84	83	76
Sun	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	81	81	80	81	80	79	81	80	81	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	87	91	87	84	84	85	85	90	101	103	99	90	84	80	76
Tue	79	84	99	103	95	89	86	86	89	95	109	108	107	94	85	80	75
Wed	78	86	98	104	97	90	86	88	88	97	107	111	104	93	86	82	76
Thu	78	83	96	103	95	88	87	89	91	98	111	114	107	95	87	81	76
Fri	75	79	90	95	89	87	89	98	105	118	122	119	109	97	90	82	76
Sat	76	77	79	79	84	91	97	95	95	95	98	96	93	89	84	83	76
Sun	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	81	81	80	81	80	79	81	80	81	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	82	87	91	87	84	84	85	85	90	101	103	99	90	84	80	76
Tue	79	84	99	103	95	89	86	86	89	95	109	108	107	94	85	80	75
Wed	78	86	98	104	97	90	86	88	88	97	107	111	104	93	86	82	76
Thu	78	83	96	103	95	88	87	89	91	98	111	114	107	95	87	81	76
Fri	75	79	90	95	89	87	89	98	105	118	122	119	109	97	90	82	76
Sat	76	77	79	79	84	91	97	95	95	95	98	96	93	89	84	83	76
Sun	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	81	81	80	81	80	79	81	80	81	75