Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Claremont

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 83 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South, usually 71 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Temecula to Claremont 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	59	89	100	85	74	69	66	67	67	70	76	78	73	64	60	59	58
Tue	59	101	105	91	78	68	66	66	66	71	79	85	80	67	62	62	57
Wed	59	90	104	90	76	69	66	67	67	72	80	85	81	67	61	60	57
Thu	59	88	99	83	73	68	67	67	69	75	82	85	82	69	62	60	57
Fri	58	67	73	71	69	67	68	72	76	84	90	92	84	72	66	61	57
Sat	57	58	59	60	63	66	69	69	70	71	71	72	70	69	64	62	59
Sun	57	58	57	58	60	63	66	67	66	64	63	61	61	61	61	61	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Temecula to Claremont (via I-15 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 106 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Claremont (Bonita Avenue) 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 106 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 61-mile drive usually takes 57 to 106 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Claremont?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 106 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	59	89	100	85	74	69	66	67	67	70	76	78	73	64	60	59	58
Tue	59	101	105	91	78	68	66	66	66	71	79	85	80	67	62	62	57
Wed	59	90	104	90	76	69	66	67	67	72	80	85	81	67	61	60	57
Thu	59	88	99	83	73	68	67	67	69	75	82	85	82	69	62	60	57
Fri	58	67	73	71	69	67	68	72	76	84	90	92	84	72	66	61	57
Sat	57	58	59	60	63	66	69	69	70	71	71	72	70	69	64	62	59
Sun	57	58	57	58	60	63	66	67	66	64	63	61	61	61	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	89	100	85	74	69	66	67	67	70	76	78	73	64	60	59	58
Tue	59	101	105	91	78	68	66	66	66	71	79	85	80	67	62	62	57
Wed	59	90	104	90	76	69	66	67	67	72	80	85	81	67	61	60	57
Thu	59	88	99	83	73	68	67	67	69	75	82	85	82	69	62	60	57
Fri	58	67	73	71	69	67	68	72	76	84	90	92	84	72	66	61	57
Sat	57	58	59	60	63	66	69	69	70	71	71	72	70	69	64	62	59
Sun	57	58	57	58	60	63	66	67	66	64	63	61	61	61	61	61	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	89	100	85	74	69	66	67	67	70	76	78	73	64	60	59	58
Tue	59	101	105	91	78	68	66	66	66	71	79	85	80	67	62	62	57
Wed	59	90	104	90	76	69	66	67	67	72	80	85	81	67	61	60	57
Thu	59	88	99	83	73	68	67	67	69	75	82	85	82	69	62	60	57
Fri	58	67	73	71	69	67	68	72	76	84	90	92	84	72	66	61	57
Sat	57	58	59	60	63	66	69	69	70	71	71	72	70	69	64	62	59
Sun	57	58	57	58	60	63	66	67	66	64	63	61	61	61	61	61	57