Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Costa Mesa
Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 69 at this time.
Only 50% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 66 | 90 | 101 | 93 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 |
| Tue | 65 | 95 | 106 | 100 | 85 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 64 |
| Wed | 65 | 91 | 105 | 97 | 86 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 63 |
| Thu | 65 | 90 | 104 | 94 | 81 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 63 |
| Fri | 64 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 63 |
| Sat | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 |
| Sun | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 63 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Temecula to Costa Mesa (via I-15 North and SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 107 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 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).
About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Costa Mesa?
The 71-mile drive usually takes 63 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Temecula to Costa Mesa?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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