Best Time to Drive from Temecula to East Los Angeles

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 133 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 84 at this time.

Only 60% 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 East Los Angeles 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	76	100	113	104	92	84	81	82	82	86	85	84	82	77	74	73	72
Tue	74	106	117	110	94	85	81	81	82	85	87	93	88	82	76	75	72
Wed	74	102	115	107	93	85	81	82	82	87	91	94	88	81	74	73	71
Thu	74	102	111	102	91	84	82	82	83	89	94	94	90	83	76	74	71
Fri	73	84	88	89	86	83	83	86	88	95	96	106	97	84	79	76	71
Sat	72	73	74	75	78	81	85	86	87	88	85	87	82	78	76	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	77	80	84	83	84	82	80	78	77	77	78	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Temecula to East Los Angeles (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 117 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to East Los Angeles?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 71 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 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	76	100	113	104	92	84	81	82	82	86	85	84	82	77	74	73	72
Tue	74	106	117	110	94	85	81	81	82	85	87	93	88	82	76	75	72
Wed	74	102	115	107	93	85	81	82	82	87	91	94	88	81	74	73	71
Thu	74	102	111	102	91	84	82	82	83	89	94	94	90	83	76	74	71
Fri	73	84	88	89	86	83	83	86	88	95	96	106	97	84	79	76	71
Sat	72	73	74	75	78	81	85	86	87	88	85	87	82	78	76	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	77	80	84	83	84	82	80	78	77	77	78	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	100	113	104	92	84	81	82	82	86	85	84	82	77	74	73	72
Tue	74	106	117	110	94	85	81	81	82	85	87	93	88	82	76	75	72
Wed	74	102	115	107	93	85	81	82	82	87	91	94	88	81	74	73	71
Thu	74	102	111	102	91	84	82	82	83	89	94	94	90	83	76	74	71
Fri	73	84	88	89	86	83	83	86	88	95	96	106	97	84	79	76	71
Sat	72	73	74	75	78	81	85	86	87	88	85	87	82	78	76	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	77	80	84	83	84	82	80	78	77	77	78	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	100	113	104	92	84	81	82	82	86	85	84	82	77	74	73	72
Tue	74	106	117	110	94	85	81	81	82	85	87	93	88	82	76	75	72
Wed	74	102	115	107	93	85	81	82	82	87	91	94	88	81	74	73	71
Thu	74	102	111	102	91	84	82	82	83	89	94	94	90	83	76	74	71
Fri	73	84	88	89	86	83	83	86	88	95	96	106	97	84	79	76	71
Sat	72	73	74	75	78	81	85	86	87	88	85	87	82	78	76	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	77	80	84	83	84	82	80	78	77	77	78	77	71