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Temecula to LGB: Thanksgiving Traffic 2026

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (November 25), the drive from Temecula to LGB is longest leaving around 7:30 am: about 101 minutes, 10 minutes less than on a normal Wednesday. Leave around 10:30 am (85 minutes) or 9 pm (73 minutes) instead. Coming back on Sunday, November 29, the slowest time to leave is around 11:30 am (84 minutes); around 7 am it takes 73 minutes.

Day by day

Drive time by departure

Drive minutes from Temecula to LGB by departure time, Thanksgiving week 2026
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Tue Nov 24749710310093868787878890949285818074
Wed Nov 2573911019891878690919090898682817773
Thu Nov 266983898377747677777574737572757774
Fri Nov 276977797975747577767677797774747471
Sat Nov 287273737475778183848583818087817877
Sun Nov 297373737477798283828280787777787773

Minutes for the 81-mile drive, streets included (hover a cell for a normal day). Estimated from this trip's typical speeds and how much each freeway on it sped up or slowed down on past Thanksgivings (2016 onward, leaving out 2020), hour by hour. A crash or storm can change any single day.

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Questions

What is the worst time to drive from Temecula to LGB for Thanksgiving?

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (November 25), the drive from Temecula to LGB is longest leaving around 7:30 am: about 101 minutes, 10 minutes less than on a normal Wednesday. Leave around 10:30 am (85 minutes) or 9 pm (73 minutes) instead. Coming back on Sunday, November 29, the slowest time to leave is around 11:30 am (84 minutes); around 7 am it takes 73 minutes.

How long does the drive from Temecula to LGB take over Thanksgiving?

Tuesday, November 24: fastest leaving around 8 pm (80 minutes), slowest around 7:30 am (105 minutes, 8 minutes less than a normal Tuesday). Wednesday, November 25: fastest leaving around 8 pm (77 minutes), slowest around 7:30 am (101 minutes, 10 minutes less than a normal Wednesday). Thursday, November 26: fastest leaving around 6 pm (72 minutes), slowest around 7 am (89 minutes, 20 minutes less than a normal Thursday). Friday, November 27: fastest leaving around 6 pm (74 minutes), slowest around 4:30 pm (81 minutes, 19 minutes less than a normal Friday). Saturday, November 28: fastest leaving around 6 am (73 minutes), slowest around 6 pm (87 minutes, about like a normal Saturday). Sunday, November 29: fastest leaving around 7 am (73 minutes), slowest around 11:30 am (84 minutes, about like a normal Sunday).