Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Lake Forest
Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-15 North and SR-241 South, usually 64 at this time.
Only 60% 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 | 63 | 85 | 95 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 |
| Tue | 63 | 89 | 97 | 93 | 79 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 61 |
| Wed | 63 | 86 | 98 | 90 | 80 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 60 |
| Thu | 63 | 85 | 95 | 85 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 60 |
| Fri | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 81 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 60 |
| Sat | 60 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 |
| Sun | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Temecula to Lake Forest (via I-15 North and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).
About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Lake Forest?
The 67-mile drive usually takes 60 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Temecula to Lake Forest?
Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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