Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Arcadia

Right now (6:32 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Arcadia 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	127	129	108	94	86	81	81	79	81	85	87	83	73	72	71	70
Tue	79	140	131	117	97	85	80	78	79	81	86	91	86	77	74	74	69
Wed	78	136	136	115	100	88	80	80	80	85	88	91	87	76	72	71	69
Thu	79	134	130	109	97	85	81	80	81	86	92	92	89	79	73	72	69
Fri	75	95	94	92	89	82	83	85	90	95	94	98	91	79	77	75	69
Sat	70	72	72	73	77	84	88	89	89	89	89	88	82	77	72	72	71
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	76	83	85	84	81	77	75	74	73	74	73	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Temecula to Arcadia (via I-15 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) 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 Arcadia?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Arcadia?

Leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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

More drives

Arcadia 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	79	127	129	108	94	86	81	81	79	81	85	87	83	73	72	71	70
Tue	79	140	131	117	97	85	80	78	79	81	86	91	86	77	74	74	69
Wed	78	136	136	115	100	88	80	80	80	85	88	91	87	76	72	71	69
Thu	79	134	130	109	97	85	81	80	81	86	92	92	89	79	73	72	69
Fri	75	95	94	92	89	82	83	85	90	95	94	98	91	79	77	75	69
Sat	70	72	72	73	77	84	88	89	89	89	89	88	82	77	72	72	71
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	76	83	85	84	81	77	75	74	73	74	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	127	129	108	94	86	81	81	79	81	85	87	83	73	72	71	70
Tue	79	140	131	117	97	85	80	78	79	81	86	91	86	77	74	74	69
Wed	78	136	136	115	100	88	80	80	80	85	88	91	87	76	72	71	69
Thu	79	134	130	109	97	85	81	80	81	86	92	92	89	79	73	72	69
Fri	75	95	94	92	89	82	83	85	90	95	94	98	91	79	77	75	69
Sat	70	72	72	73	77	84	88	89	89	89	89	88	82	77	72	72	71
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	76	83	85	84	81	77	75	74	73	74	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	127	129	108	94	86	81	81	79	81	85	87	83	73	72	71	70
Tue	79	140	131	117	97	85	80	78	79	81	86	91	86	77	74	74	69
Wed	78	136	136	115	100	88	80	80	80	85	88	91	87	76	72	71	69
Thu	79	134	130	109	97	85	81	80	81	86	92	92	89	79	73	72	69
Fri	75	95	94	92	89	82	83	85	90	95	94	98	91	79	77	75	69
Sat	70	72	72	73	77	84	88	89	89	89	89	88	82	77	72	72	71
Sun	70	70	70	71	73	76	83	85	84	81	77	75	74	73	74	73	70