Best Time to Drive from Temecula to LAX

Right now (10:35 pm PST): about 84 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West.

Only 25% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 92-mile drive from Temecula to LAX (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 124 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 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 89 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 92-mile drive usually takes 84 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to LAX?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-105 West in Los Angeles (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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