Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Arcadia

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 39% 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.

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Temecula to Arcadia (via I-15 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Arcadia to Temecula

Freeway, about 74 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 4 to 10 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Arcadia (West Huntington Drive) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	78	120	128	109	93	85	81	81	81	84	87	92	86	74	72	72	71
Tue	77	134	131	118	98	85	80	80	81	87	92	96	89	78	73	74	70
Wed	77	134	136	118	99	87	80	80	81	86	89	92	89	77	72	72	70
Thu	78	125	131	107	95	85	82	81	83	89	96	96	92	80	74	74	70
Fri	75	89	93	92	87	82	85	87	91	98	99	101	94	80	78	76	70
Sat	71	71	72	73	78	85	91	94	94	93	89	89	83	76	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	74	79	87	91	90	84	79	78	76	74	74	74	70

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 70 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 70 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Arcadia?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	120	128	109	93	85	81	81	81	84	87	92	86	74	72	72	71
Tue	77	134	131	118	98	85	80	80	81	87	92	96	89	78	73	74	70
Wed	77	134	136	118	99	87	80	80	81	86	89	92	89	77	72	72	70
Thu	78	125	131	107	95	85	82	81	83	89	96	96	92	80	74	74	70
Fri	75	89	93	92	87	82	85	87	91	98	99	101	94	80	78	76	70
Sat	71	71	72	73	78	85	91	94	94	93	89	89	83	76	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	74	79	87	91	90	84	79	78	76	74	74	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	120	128	109	93	85	81	81	81	84	87	92	86	74	72	72	71
Tue	77	134	131	118	98	85	80	80	81	87	92	96	89	78	73	74	70
Wed	77	134	136	118	99	87	80	80	81	86	89	92	89	77	72	72	70
Thu	78	125	131	107	95	85	82	81	83	89	96	96	92	80	74	74	70
Fri	75	89	93	92	87	82	85	87	91	98	99	101	94	80	78	76	70
Sat	71	71	72	73	78	85	91	94	94	93	89	89	83	76	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	74	79	87	91	90	84	79	78	76	74	74	74	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	120	128	109	93	85	81	81	81	84	87	92	86	74	72	72	71
Tue	77	134	131	118	98	85	80	80	81	87	92	96	89	78	73	74	70
Wed	77	134	136	118	99	87	80	80	81	86	89	92	89	77	72	72	70
Thu	78	125	131	107	95	85	82	81	83	89	96	96	92	80	74	74	70
Fri	75	89	93	92	87	82	85	87	91	98	99	101	94	80	78	76	70
Sat	71	71	72	73	78	85	91	94	94	93	89	89	83	76	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	74	79	87	91	90	84	79	78	76	74	74	74	70