Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Downey

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 80 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 79 at this time.

Only 30% 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	71	95	106	100	91	82	79	79	79	82	82	79	78	74	72	71	70
Tue	71	102	112	105	91	82	79	78	78	82	85	89	84	79	73	74	69
Wed	71	92	107	104	89	82	78	79	78	85	90	92	86	78	71	70	69
Thu	71	95	102	95	86	80	79	79	80	88	94	93	86	78	73	72	69
Fri	70	81	83	85	82	80	79	84	85	94	94	103	101	85	77	73	69
Sat	69	72	71	73	74	76	79	80	80	82	81	84	79	78	76	74	70
Sun	69	70	69	71	73	76	78	78	78	77	76	75	74	74	74	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 69 minutes and up to 112 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (84 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 18 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 69 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 69 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 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	71	95	106	100	91	82	79	79	79	82	82	79	78	74	72	71	70
Tue	71	102	112	105	91	82	79	78	78	82	85	89	84	79	73	74	69
Wed	71	92	107	104	89	82	78	79	78	85	90	92	86	78	71	70	69
Thu	71	95	102	95	86	80	79	79	80	88	94	93	86	78	73	72	69
Fri	70	81	83	85	82	80	79	84	85	94	94	103	101	85	77	73	69
Sat	69	72	71	73	74	76	79	80	80	82	81	84	79	78	76	74	70
Sun	69	70	69	71	73	76	78	78	78	77	76	75	74	74	74	73	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	95	106	100	91	82	79	79	79	82	82	79	78	74	72	71	70
Tue	71	102	112	105	91	82	79	78	78	82	85	89	84	79	73	74	69
Wed	71	92	107	104	89	82	78	79	78	85	90	92	86	78	71	70	69
Thu	71	95	102	95	86	80	79	79	80	88	94	93	86	78	73	72	69
Fri	70	81	83	85	82	80	79	84	85	94	94	103	101	85	77	73	69
Sat	69	72	71	73	74	76	79	80	80	82	81	84	79	78	76	74	70
Sun	69	70	69	71	73	76	78	78	78	77	76	75	74	74	74	73	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	95	106	100	91	82	79	79	79	82	82	79	78	74	72	71	70
Tue	71	102	112	105	91	82	79	78	78	82	85	89	84	79	73	74	69
Wed	71	92	107	104	89	82	78	79	78	85	90	92	86	78	71	70	69
Thu	71	95	102	95	86	80	79	79	80	88	94	93	86	78	73	72	69
Fri	70	81	83	85	82	80	79	84	85	94	94	103	101	85	77	73	69
Sat	69	72	71	73	74	76	79	80	80	82	81	84	79	78	76	74	70
Sun	69	70	69	71	73	76	78	78	78	77	76	75	74	74	74	73	68