Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Fullerton

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Fullerton 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	58	78	88	81	74	65	63	63	63	64	65	64	63	59	57	57	56
Tue	57	83	93	87	75	66	63	63	63	65	66	70	68	63	59	59	56
Wed	57	75	89	83	73	67	63	63	63	65	68	70	68	63	58	57	55
Thu	57	78	87	79	70	65	64	63	64	66	68	68	69	63	59	58	55
Fri	56	66	69	70	66	64	64	65	66	70	71	77	73	67	63	59	55
Sat	55	57	57	57	59	61	65	65	64	66	65	65	64	63	61	59	57
Sun	55	56	55	56	59	62	64	64	63	63	61	60	59	59	59	59	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Temecula to Fullerton (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 93 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 62-mile drive usually takes 55 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Fullerton?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (23 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (22 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	78	88	81	74	65	63	63	63	64	65	64	63	59	57	57	56
Tue	57	83	93	87	75	66	63	63	63	65	66	70	68	63	59	59	56
Wed	57	75	89	83	73	67	63	63	63	65	68	70	68	63	58	57	55
Thu	57	78	87	79	70	65	64	63	64	66	68	68	69	63	59	58	55
Fri	56	66	69	70	66	64	64	65	66	70	71	77	73	67	63	59	55
Sat	55	57	57	57	59	61	65	65	64	66	65	65	64	63	61	59	57
Sun	55	56	55	56	59	62	64	64	63	63	61	60	59	59	59	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	78	88	81	74	65	63	63	63	64	65	64	63	59	57	57	56
Tue	57	83	93	87	75	66	63	63	63	65	66	70	68	63	59	59	56
Wed	57	75	89	83	73	67	63	63	63	65	68	70	68	63	58	57	55
Thu	57	78	87	79	70	65	64	63	64	66	68	68	69	63	59	58	55
Fri	56	66	69	70	66	64	64	65	66	70	71	77	73	67	63	59	55
Sat	55	57	57	57	59	61	65	65	64	66	65	65	64	63	61	59	57
Sun	55	56	55	56	59	62	64	64	63	63	61	60	59	59	59	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	78	88	81	74	65	63	63	63	64	65	64	63	59	57	57	56
Tue	57	83	93	87	75	66	63	63	63	65	66	70	68	63	59	59	56
Wed	57	75	89	83	73	67	63	63	63	65	68	70	68	63	58	57	55
Thu	57	78	87	79	70	65	64	63	64	66	68	68	69	63	59	58	55
Fri	56	66	69	70	66	64	64	65	66	70	71	77	73	67	63	59	55
Sat	55	57	57	57	59	61	65	65	64	66	65	65	64	63	61	59	57
Sun	55	56	55	56	59	62	64	64	63	63	61	60	59	59	59	59	55