Best Time to Drive from Temecula to La Mesa

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 53 minutes via I-15 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 65% 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 La Mesa 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	57	69	70	57	55	56	54	55	57	64	67	58	52	52	52	51
Tue	51	58	75	80	64	56	54	54	54	59	68	69	66	55	52	52	51
Wed	51	57	74	73	61	55	54	54	54	59	69	70	66	55	52	52	51
Thu	51	57	72	71	60	54	54	54	55	58	67	69	66	55	52	51	51
Fri	51	56	61	58	54	54	54	54	56	60	66	65	58	53	53	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	52	53	53	53	55	56	55	54	53	52	52	52	52	52
Sun	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	53	53	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Temecula to La Mesa (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 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 La Mesa 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 La Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to La Mesa?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 51 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to La Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (43 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-8 East in San Diego (5 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (1.6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	51	57	69	70	57	55	56	54	55	57	64	67	58	52	52	52	51
Tue	51	58	75	80	64	56	54	54	54	59	68	69	66	55	52	52	51
Wed	51	57	74	73	61	55	54	54	54	59	69	70	66	55	52	52	51
Thu	51	57	72	71	60	54	54	54	55	58	67	69	66	55	52	51	51
Fri	51	56	61	58	54	54	54	54	56	60	66	65	58	53	53	52	51
Sat	51	52	53	52	53	53	53	55	56	55	54	53	52	52	52	52	52
Sun	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	53	53	51

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

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