Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Corona

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 39 minutes via I-15 North, usually 41 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Corona 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	36	44	52	50	44	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	39	37	36	36	36
Tue	36	45	56	52	44	41	41	41	41	41	42	45	45	42	38	39	35
Wed	35	43	54	47	44	42	40	41	41	41	43	45	43	40	37	36	36
Thu	36	43	54	50	44	42	41	41	41	43	44	44	45	41	38	38	36
Fri	35	38	44	46	43	41	42	43	43	46	48	51	48	44	41	39	36
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	39	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	42	40	39	37
Sun	35	36	35	36	36	38	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	38	37	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Temecula to Corona (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 41 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (43 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 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 Corona (East 6th Street) 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 Corona?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 35 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 41 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Corona?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 57 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 (1.2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	36	44	52	50	44	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	39	37	36	36	36
Tue	36	45	56	52	44	41	41	41	41	41	42	45	45	42	38	39	35
Wed	35	43	54	47	44	42	40	41	41	41	43	45	43	40	37	36	36
Thu	36	43	54	50	44	42	41	41	41	43	44	44	45	41	38	38	36
Fri	35	38	44	46	43	41	42	43	43	46	48	51	48	44	41	39	36
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	39	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	42	40	39	37
Sun	35	36	35	36	36	38	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	52	50	44	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	39	37	36	36	36
Tue	36	45	56	52	44	41	41	41	41	41	42	45	45	42	38	39	35
Wed	35	43	54	47	44	42	40	41	41	41	43	45	43	40	37	36	36
Thu	36	43	54	50	44	42	41	41	41	43	44	44	45	41	38	38	36
Fri	35	38	44	46	43	41	42	43	43	46	48	51	48	44	41	39	36
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	39	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	42	40	39	37
Sun	35	36	35	36	36	38	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	38	37	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	36	44	52	50	44	41	41	41	41	41	42	41	39	37	36	36	36
Tue	36	45	56	52	44	41	41	41	41	41	42	45	45	42	38	39	35
Wed	35	43	54	47	44	42	40	41	41	41	43	45	43	40	37	36	36
Thu	36	43	54	50	44	42	41	41	41	43	44	44	45	41	38	38	36
Fri	35	38	44	46	43	41	42	43	43	46	48	51	48	44	41	39	36
Sat	35	35	36	36	38	39	42	42	42	43	42	41	41	42	40	39	37
Sun	35	36	35	36	36	38	40	41	41	40	39	38	38	37	38	37	36