Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Chula Vista

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-15 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Chula Vista 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	57	66	77	77	63	64	63	61	62	69	82	76	66	59	59	59	58
Tue	58	65	84	88	70	62	61	61	61	71	79	78	76	62	59	58	58
Wed	58	65	80	78	67	62	61	61	61	71	79	79	77	62	59	58	57
Thu	58	65	84	82	67	61	61	61	62	72	80	89	85	63	59	58	57
Fri	58	62	67	63	60	61	61	61	63	70	79	75	70	62	60	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	67	60	60	61	64	64	63	62	61	59	59	59	58	61
Sun	58	59	59	60	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Temecula to Chula Vista (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 am on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Chula Vista?

The 65-mile drive usually takes 57 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Chula Vista?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (50 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (4 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (1.6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	66	77	77	63	64	63	61	62	69	82	76	66	59	59	59	58
Tue	58	65	84	88	70	62	61	61	61	71	79	78	76	62	59	58	58
Wed	58	65	80	78	67	62	61	61	61	71	79	79	77	62	59	58	57
Thu	58	65	84	82	67	61	61	61	62	72	80	89	85	63	59	58	57
Fri	58	62	67	63	60	61	61	61	63	70	79	75	70	62	60	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	67	60	60	61	64	64	63	62	61	59	59	59	58	61
Sun	58	59	59	60	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	66	77	77	63	64	63	61	62	69	82	76	66	59	59	59	58
Tue	58	65	84	88	70	62	61	61	61	71	79	78	76	62	59	58	58
Wed	58	65	80	78	67	62	61	61	61	71	79	79	77	62	59	58	57
Thu	58	65	84	82	67	61	61	61	62	72	80	89	85	63	59	58	57
Fri	58	62	67	63	60	61	61	61	63	70	79	75	70	62	60	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	67	60	60	61	64	64	63	62	61	59	59	59	58	61
Sun	58	59	59	60	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	66	77	77	63	64	63	61	62	69	82	76	66	59	59	59	58
Tue	58	65	84	88	70	62	61	61	61	71	79	78	76	62	59	58	58
Wed	58	65	80	78	67	62	61	61	61	71	79	79	77	62	59	58	57
Thu	58	65	84	82	67	61	61	61	62	72	80	89	85	63	59	58	57
Fri	58	62	67	63	60	61	61	61	63	70	79	75	70	62	60	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	67	60	60	61	64	64	63	62	61	59	59	59	58	61
Sun	58	59	59	60	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	58