Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Carson

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 43% 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	81	109	124	112	98	90	88	87	88	91	94	93	90	80	78	78	76
Tue	80	116	126	121	103	92	88	88	89	93	96	102	97	86	80	80	77
Wed	79	111	126	118	103	93	87	88	90	94	99	105	99	87	78	77	76
Thu	80	112	124	114	99	91	88	88	91	96	99	103	101	88	80	78	76
Fri	80	94	99	99	94	90	89	92	94	100	104	112	104	91	85	81	76
Sat	76	78	78	79	82	85	91	93	92	93	90	91	89	84	80	79	76
Sun	76	77	76	77	80	83	87	87	87	85	84	82	81	80	81	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 126 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 12 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 3 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 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 76 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Carson?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 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	81	109	124	112	98	90	88	87	88	91	94	93	90	80	78	78	76
Tue	80	116	126	121	103	92	88	88	89	93	96	102	97	86	80	80	77
Wed	79	111	126	118	103	93	87	88	90	94	99	105	99	87	78	77	76
Thu	80	112	124	114	99	91	88	88	91	96	99	103	101	88	80	78	76
Fri	80	94	99	99	94	90	89	92	94	100	104	112	104	91	85	81	76
Sat	76	78	78	79	82	85	91	93	92	93	90	91	89	84	80	79	76
Sun	76	77	76	77	80	83	87	87	87	85	84	82	81	80	81	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	109	124	112	98	90	88	87	88	91	94	93	90	80	78	78	76
Tue	80	116	126	121	103	92	88	88	89	93	96	102	97	86	80	80	77
Wed	79	111	126	118	103	93	87	88	90	94	99	105	99	87	78	77	76
Thu	80	112	124	114	99	91	88	88	91	96	99	103	101	88	80	78	76
Fri	80	94	99	99	94	90	89	92	94	100	104	112	104	91	85	81	76
Sat	76	78	78	79	82	85	91	93	92	93	90	91	89	84	80	79	76
Sun	76	77	76	77	80	83	87	87	87	85	84	82	81	80	81	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	109	124	112	98	90	88	87	88	91	94	93	90	80	78	78	76
Tue	80	116	126	121	103	92	88	88	89	93	96	102	97	86	80	80	77
Wed	79	111	126	118	103	93	87	88	90	94	99	105	99	87	78	77	76
Thu	80	112	124	114	99	91	88	88	91	96	99	103	101	88	80	78	76
Fri	80	94	99	99	94	90	89	92	94	100	104	112	104	91	85	81	76
Sat	76	78	78	79	82	85	91	93	92	93	90	91	89	84	80	79	76
Sun	76	77	76	77	80	83	87	87	87	85	84	82	81	80	81	81	76