Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Downey

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 84 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Downey 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	72	97	112	103	89	81	80	80	82	86	86	84	81	75	71	70	69
Tue	72	107	119	111	95	84	78	78	82	86	91	96	91	83	74	73	69
Wed	71	101	116	107	93	84	78	79	81	86	92	94	89	80	72	70	68
Thu	72	101	111	103	91	81	80	80	84	92	98	97	92	84	75	72	69
Fri	70	82	85	86	84	83	83	87	90	99	98	106	100	85	77	74	68
Sat	69	70	70	71	74	77	81	84	86	88	86	89	82	75	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	73	75	78	79	78	77	75	74	73	72	73	73	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Temecula to Downey (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Downey (Downey 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 Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 68 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	97	112	103	89	81	80	80	82	86	86	84	81	75	71	70	69
Tue	72	107	119	111	95	84	78	78	82	86	91	96	91	83	74	73	69
Wed	71	101	116	107	93	84	78	79	81	86	92	94	89	80	72	70	68
Thu	72	101	111	103	91	81	80	80	84	92	98	97	92	84	75	72	69
Fri	70	82	85	86	84	83	83	87	90	99	98	106	100	85	77	74	68
Sat	69	70	70	71	74	77	81	84	86	88	86	89	82	75	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	73	75	78	79	78	77	75	74	73	72	73	73	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	97	112	103	89	81	80	80	82	86	86	84	81	75	71	70	69
Tue	72	107	119	111	95	84	78	78	82	86	91	96	91	83	74	73	69
Wed	71	101	116	107	93	84	78	79	81	86	92	94	89	80	72	70	68
Thu	72	101	111	103	91	81	80	80	84	92	98	97	92	84	75	72	69
Fri	70	82	85	86	84	83	83	87	90	99	98	106	100	85	77	74	68
Sat	69	70	70	71	74	77	81	84	86	88	86	89	82	75	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	73	75	78	79	78	77	75	74	73	72	73	73	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	97	112	103	89	81	80	80	82	86	86	84	81	75	71	70	69
Tue	72	107	119	111	95	84	78	78	82	86	91	96	91	83	74	73	69
Wed	71	101	116	107	93	84	78	79	81	86	92	94	89	80	72	70	68
Thu	72	101	111	103	91	81	80	80	84	92	98	97	92	84	75	72	69
Fri	70	82	85	86	84	83	83	87	90	99	98	106	100	85	77	74	68
Sat	69	70	70	71	74	77	81	84	86	88	86	89	82	75	72	71	69
Sun	69	69	69	70	73	75	78	79	78	77	75	74	73	72	73	73	68