Best Time to Drive from Temecula to El Monte

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 115 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South, usually 90 at this time.

Only 52% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Temecula to El Monte (via I-15 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to El Monte?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 66 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to El Monte?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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