Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Long Beach

Right now (8:48 am PDT): about 87 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 83 at this time.

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from Temecula to Long Beach (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Temecula to Long Beach 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	82	93	101	98	91	87	86	87	87	89	90	89	86	80	79	79	77
Tue	80	102	112	108	96	89	86	86	87	90	92	94	90	82	79	78	77
Wed	79	99	107	104	96	90	86	86	87	90	93	95	91	83	79	79	77
Thu	80	99	110	105	96	89	87	87	88	92	97	97	94	84	79	78	77
Fri	79	88	93	92	90	88	88	91	93	96	99	101	94	85	79	79	77
Sat	77	79	79	80	83	87	91	93	93	91	90	89	86	81	79	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	78	80	83	87	89	89	88	84	83	81	80	81	81	77

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Temecula to Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Long Beach?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 77 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	93	101	98	91	87	86	87	87	89	90	89	86	80	79	79	77
Tue	80	102	112	108	96	89	86	86	87	90	92	94	90	82	79	78	77
Wed	79	99	107	104	96	90	86	86	87	90	93	95	91	83	79	79	77
Thu	80	99	110	105	96	89	87	87	88	92	97	97	94	84	79	78	77
Fri	79	88	93	92	90	88	88	91	93	96	99	101	94	85	79	79	77
Sat	77	79	79	80	83	87	91	93	93	91	90	89	86	81	79	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	78	80	83	87	89	89	88	84	83	81	80	81	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	93	101	98	91	87	86	87	87	89	90	89	86	80	79	79	77
Tue	80	102	112	108	96	89	86	86	87	90	92	94	90	82	79	78	77
Wed	79	99	107	104	96	90	86	86	87	90	93	95	91	83	79	79	77
Thu	80	99	110	105	96	89	87	87	88	92	97	97	94	84	79	78	77
Fri	79	88	93	92	90	88	88	91	93	96	99	101	94	85	79	79	77
Sat	77	79	79	80	83	87	91	93	93	91	90	89	86	81	79	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	78	80	83	87	89	89	88	84	83	81	80	81	81	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	93	101	98	91	87	86	87	87	89	90	89	86	80	79	79	77
Tue	80	102	112	108	96	89	86	86	87	90	92	94	90	82	79	78	77
Wed	79	99	107	104	96	90	86	86	87	90	93	95	91	83	79	79	77
Thu	80	99	110	105	96	89	87	87	88	92	97	97	94	84	79	78	77
Fri	79	88	93	92	90	88	88	91	93	96	99	101	94	85	79	79	77
Sat	77	79	79	80	83	87	91	93	93	91	90	89	86	81	79	79	77
Sun	77	77	77	78	80	83	87	89	89	88	84	83	81	80	81	81	77