Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Huntington Beach

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via I-15 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Huntington Beach 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	75	96	107	100	90	81	79	80	80	79	80	79	78	76	74	74	73
Tue	74	99	110	104	91	82	79	78	78	80	80	84	82	79	76	76	72
Wed	74	96	111	103	92	84	79	81	79	80	83	84	83	79	74	73	72
Thu	74	97	109	98	89	81	79	79	80	80	85	83	86	80	76	74	72
Fri	73	84	91	86	85	82	80	81	82	83	86	90	89	81	79	77	73
Sat	72	73	75	77	78	82	89	87	86	87	83	84	81	77	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	73	74	78	79	84	81	81	79	78	76	75	75	75	75	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Temecula to Huntington Beach (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Huntington Beach (Orange 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Huntington Beach?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 72 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Huntington Beach to Temecula (return trip) · Temecula to Long Beach · Temecula to West Covina · Temecula to El Monte · Temecula to Downey · Temecula to Whittier · Temecula to Irvine · Temecula to Santa Ana · Temecula to Riverside · Temecula to San Bernardino · Temecula to Ontario · Temecula to Pomona

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	96	107	100	90	81	79	80	80	79	80	79	78	76	74	74	73
Tue	74	99	110	104	91	82	79	78	78	80	80	84	82	79	76	76	72
Wed	74	96	111	103	92	84	79	81	79	80	83	84	83	79	74	73	72
Thu	74	97	109	98	89	81	79	79	80	80	85	83	86	80	76	74	72
Fri	73	84	91	86	85	82	80	81	82	83	86	90	89	81	79	77	73
Sat	72	73	75	77	78	82	89	87	86	87	83	84	81	77	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	73	74	78	79	84	81	81	79	78	76	75	75	75	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	96	107	100	90	81	79	80	80	79	80	79	78	76	74	74	73
Tue	74	99	110	104	91	82	79	78	78	80	80	84	82	79	76	76	72
Wed	74	96	111	103	92	84	79	81	79	80	83	84	83	79	74	73	72
Thu	74	97	109	98	89	81	79	79	80	80	85	83	86	80	76	74	72
Fri	73	84	91	86	85	82	80	81	82	83	86	90	89	81	79	77	73
Sat	72	73	75	77	78	82	89	87	86	87	83	84	81	77	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	73	74	78	79	84	81	81	79	78	76	75	75	75	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	96	107	100	90	81	79	80	80	79	80	79	78	76	74	74	73
Tue	74	99	110	104	91	82	79	78	78	80	80	84	82	79	76	76	72
Wed	74	96	111	103	92	84	79	81	79	80	83	84	83	79	74	73	72
Thu	74	97	109	98	89	81	79	79	80	80	85	83	86	80	76	74	72
Fri	73	84	91	86	85	82	80	81	82	83	86	90	89	81	79	77	73
Sat	72	73	75	77	78	82	89	87	86	87	83	84	81	77	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	73	74	78	79	84	81	81	79	78	76	75	75	75	75	72