Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Carson

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 93 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Carson 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	80	106	116	107	98	90	87	86	87	91	92	90	89	81	79	78	77
Tue	82	121	129	119	103	93	89	88	89	93	95	101	96	87	80	80	77
Wed	82	112	124	116	102	93	88	88	89	95	99	104	99	87	79	78	76
Thu	82	115	121	111	98	92	89	89	91	95	99	101	99	87	80	78	76
Fri	80	99	101	99	93	90	90	93	94	100	103	111	103	92	84	79	76
Sat	76	80	79	80	82	84	89	91	90	92	92	93	90	87	83	81	77
Sun	76	77	77	78	81	84	87	87	87	86	85	83	83	82	82	81	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Temecula to Carson (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 84 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Carson 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 Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 76 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Carson?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

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

More drives

Carson 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	80	106	116	107	98	90	87	86	87	91	92	90	89	81	79	78	77
Tue	82	121	129	119	103	93	89	88	89	93	95	101	96	87	80	80	77
Wed	82	112	124	116	102	93	88	88	89	95	99	104	99	87	79	78	76
Thu	82	115	121	111	98	92	89	89	91	95	99	101	99	87	80	78	76
Fri	80	99	101	99	93	90	90	93	94	100	103	111	103	92	84	79	76
Sat	76	80	79	80	82	84	89	91	90	92	92	93	90	87	83	81	77
Sun	76	77	77	78	81	84	87	87	87	86	85	83	83	82	82	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	106	116	107	98	90	87	86	87	91	92	90	89	81	79	78	77
Tue	82	121	129	119	103	93	89	88	89	93	95	101	96	87	80	80	77
Wed	82	112	124	116	102	93	88	88	89	95	99	104	99	87	79	78	76
Thu	82	115	121	111	98	92	89	89	91	95	99	101	99	87	80	78	76
Fri	80	99	101	99	93	90	90	93	94	100	103	111	103	92	84	79	76
Sat	76	80	79	80	82	84	89	91	90	92	92	93	90	87	83	81	77
Sun	76	77	77	78	81	84	87	87	87	86	85	83	83	82	82	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	106	116	107	98	90	87	86	87	91	92	90	89	81	79	78	77
Tue	82	121	129	119	103	93	89	88	89	93	95	101	96	87	80	80	77
Wed	82	112	124	116	102	93	88	88	89	95	99	104	99	87	79	78	76
Thu	82	115	121	111	98	92	89	89	91	95	99	101	99	87	80	78	76
Fri	80	99	101	99	93	90	90	93	94	100	103	111	103	92	84	79	76
Sat	76	80	79	80	82	84	89	91	90	92	92	93	90	87	83	81	77
Sun	76	77	77	78	81	84	87	87	87	86	85	83	83	82	82	81	76