Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Mira Mesa

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 40 minutes via I-15 South, usually 40 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Mira 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	40	46	59	57	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	40	39
Tue	39	46	64	67	50	43	42	41	41	42	42	42	42	40	40	40	40
Wed	39	46	62	60	48	43	42	41	41	41	42	43	42	40	40	40	39
Thu	40	45	64	62	48	42	42	42	42	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	39
Fri	39	44	48	45	41	42	41	42	43	43	43	43	42	41	42	40	40
Sat	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	42	41	40	40	40	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	41	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Temecula to Mira Mesa (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Mira 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 Mira Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 39 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Mira Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (35 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Mira Mesa to Temecula (return trip) · Temecula to Long Beach · Temecula to West Covina · Temecula to El Monte · Temecula to Downey · Temecula to Whittier · Temecula to Irvine · Temecula to Santa Ana · Temecula to Huntington Beach · Temecula to Riverside · Temecula to San Bernardino · Temecula to Ontario

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	59	57	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	40	39
Tue	39	46	64	67	50	43	42	41	41	42	42	42	42	40	40	40	40
Wed	39	46	62	60	48	43	42	41	41	41	42	43	42	40	40	40	39
Thu	40	45	64	62	48	42	42	42	42	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	39
Fri	39	44	48	45	41	42	41	42	43	43	43	43	42	41	42	40	40
Sat	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	42	41	40	40	40	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	59	57	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	40	39
Tue	39	46	64	67	50	43	42	41	41	42	42	42	42	40	40	40	40
Wed	39	46	62	60	48	43	42	41	41	41	42	43	42	40	40	40	39
Thu	40	45	64	62	48	42	42	42	42	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	39
Fri	39	44	48	45	41	42	41	42	43	43	43	43	42	41	42	40	40
Sat	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	42	41	40	40	40	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	41	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	40	46	59	57	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	41	40	40	40	39
Tue	39	46	64	67	50	43	42	41	41	42	42	42	42	40	40	40	40
Wed	39	46	62	60	48	43	42	41	41	41	42	43	42	40	40	40	39
Thu	40	45	64	62	48	42	42	42	42	41	42	43	42	41	40	40	39
Fri	39	44	48	45	41	42	41	42	43	43	43	43	42	41	42	40	40
Sat	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	42	41	40	40	40	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	41	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	41	40