Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Highland

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-215 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 75% 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 Highland 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	51	61	76	73	64	63	62	66	69	71	70	74	71	61	55	54	52
Tue	50	62	79	79	65	61	61	64	66	70	75	80	77	64	55	52	51
Wed	51	62	82	76	63	61	62	62	67	70	77	78	76	64	54	53	52
Thu	51	60	80	74	66	62	62	64	67	72	80	83	78	64	55	53	51
Fri	51	57	68	67	64	64	67	67	74	79	86	85	79	70	59	53	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	54	57	61	61	62	67	63	59	59	57	54	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	58	63	58	57	56	54	56	54	56	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Temecula to Highland (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 50 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Highland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	61	76	73	64	63	62	66	69	71	70	74	71	61	55	54	52
Tue	50	62	79	79	65	61	61	64	66	70	75	80	77	64	55	52	51
Wed	51	62	82	76	63	61	62	62	67	70	77	78	76	64	54	53	52
Thu	51	60	80	74	66	62	62	64	67	72	80	83	78	64	55	53	51
Fri	51	57	68	67	64	64	67	67	74	79	86	85	79	70	59	53	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	54	57	61	61	62	67	63	59	59	57	54	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	58	63	58	57	56	54	56	54	56	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	61	76	73	64	63	62	66	69	71	70	74	71	61	55	54	52
Tue	50	62	79	79	65	61	61	64	66	70	75	80	77	64	55	52	51
Wed	51	62	82	76	63	61	62	62	67	70	77	78	76	64	54	53	52
Thu	51	60	80	74	66	62	62	64	67	72	80	83	78	64	55	53	51
Fri	51	57	68	67	64	64	67	67	74	79	86	85	79	70	59	53	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	54	57	61	61	62	67	63	59	59	57	54	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	58	63	58	57	56	54	56	54	56	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	61	76	73	64	63	62	66	69	71	70	74	71	61	55	54	52
Tue	50	62	79	79	65	61	61	64	66	70	75	80	77	64	55	52	51
Wed	51	62	82	76	63	61	62	62	67	70	77	78	76	64	54	53	52
Thu	51	60	80	74	66	62	62	64	67	72	80	83	78	64	55	53	51
Fri	51	57	68	67	64	64	67	67	74	79	86	85	79	70	59	53	51
Sat	50	51	51	52	54	57	61	61	62	67	63	59	59	57	54	52	51
Sun	51	51	51	51	52	54	58	63	58	57	56	54	56	54	56	53	50