Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Anaheim

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 70 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 66 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Temecula to Anaheim 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	61	82	95	85	74	66	64	64	65	65	67	67	65	61	59	59	58
Tue	60	88	97	91	76	68	64	64	64	66	69	72	70	66	61	62	58
Wed	60	85	97	88	77	69	64	64	64	67	71	72	69	65	59	59	57
Thu	60	84	94	85	75	67	65	65	65	67	71	71	71	66	61	60	57
Fri	59	69	72	72	68	65	65	66	67	71	73	76	72	65	64	62	57
Sat	57	58	59	60	62	64	68	69	69	69	67	67	66	62	60	60	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	64	67	67	66	65	63	62	61	60	61	61	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Temecula to Anaheim (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to Disneyland 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 Temecula to Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Anaheim?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Anaheim to Temecula (return trip) · Temecula to Long Beach · Temecula to West Covina · Temecula to El Monte · Temecula to Downey · Temecula to Whittier · Temecula to Irvine · Temecula to Santa Ana · Temecula to Huntington Beach · Temecula to Riverside · Temecula to San Bernardino · Temecula to Ontario

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	82	95	85	74	66	64	64	65	65	67	67	65	61	59	59	58
Tue	60	88	97	91	76	68	64	64	64	66	69	72	70	66	61	62	58
Wed	60	85	97	88	77	69	64	64	64	67	71	72	69	65	59	59	57
Thu	60	84	94	85	75	67	65	65	65	67	71	71	71	66	61	60	57
Fri	59	69	72	72	68	65	65	66	67	71	73	76	72	65	64	62	57
Sat	57	58	59	60	62	64	68	69	69	69	67	67	66	62	60	60	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	64	67	67	66	65	63	62	61	60	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	82	95	85	74	66	64	64	65	65	67	67	65	61	59	59	58
Tue	60	88	97	91	76	68	64	64	64	66	69	72	70	66	61	62	58
Wed	60	85	97	88	77	69	64	64	64	67	71	72	69	65	59	59	57
Thu	60	84	94	85	75	67	65	65	65	67	71	71	71	66	61	60	57
Fri	59	69	72	72	68	65	65	66	67	71	73	76	72	65	64	62	57
Sat	57	58	59	60	62	64	68	69	69	69	67	67	66	62	60	60	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	64	67	67	66	65	63	62	61	60	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	82	95	85	74	66	64	64	65	65	67	67	65	61	59	59	58
Tue	60	88	97	91	76	68	64	64	64	66	69	72	70	66	61	62	58
Wed	60	85	97	88	77	69	64	64	64	67	71	72	69	65	59	59	57
Thu	60	84	94	85	75	67	65	65	65	67	71	71	71	66	61	60	57
Fri	59	69	72	72	68	65	65	66	67	71	73	76	72	65	64	62	57
Sat	57	58	59	60	62	64	68	69	69	69	67	67	66	62	60	60	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	61	64	67	67	66	65	63	62	61	60	61	61	57