Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Irvine
Right now (11:21 am PST): about 63 minutes via I-15 North, usually 66 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 61 | 80 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 |
| Tue | 60 | 84 | 94 | 88 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 62 | 63 | 59 |
| Wed | 60 | 77 | 91 | 85 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Thu | 60 | 80 | 88 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 59 |
| Fri | 60 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 58 |
| Sat | 58 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 60 |
| Sun | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 58 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Temecula to Irvine (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 94 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (68 minutes).
About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Irvine (Harvard 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 Irvine?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Irvine?
The 63-mile drive usually takes 58 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Temecula to Irvine?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 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-241 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (5 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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