Best Time to Drive from Temecula to ONT

Right now (4:03 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-15 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 49% 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 ONT 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	57	67	79	72	66	63	63	64	63	65	64	62	60	57	57	56	54
Tue	55	67	83	76	68	63	60	60	61	62	64	67	67	61	57	58	52
Wed	54	66	82	73	67	62	61	60	61	62	65	67	69	60	55	54	52
Thu	54	66	83	73	65	62	60	60	61	63	67	67	68	61	57	57	53
Fri	52	57	68	67	65	63	63	64	65	69	72	76	75	66	64	59	53
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	57	60	60	61	61	61	61	58	57	55	55	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	56	58	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	56	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Temecula to ONT (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (14 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) 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 ONT?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 51-mile drive usually takes 52 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to ONT?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (20 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

ONT 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	57	67	79	72	66	63	63	64	63	65	64	62	60	57	57	56	54
Tue	55	67	83	76	68	63	60	60	61	62	64	67	67	61	57	58	52
Wed	54	66	82	73	67	62	61	60	61	62	65	67	69	60	55	54	52
Thu	54	66	83	73	65	62	60	60	61	63	67	67	68	61	57	57	53
Fri	52	57	68	67	65	63	63	64	65	69	72	76	75	66	64	59	53
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	57	60	60	61	61	61	61	58	57	55	55	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	56	58	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	79	72	66	63	63	64	63	65	64	62	60	57	57	56	54
Tue	55	67	83	76	68	63	60	60	61	62	64	67	67	61	57	58	52
Wed	54	66	82	73	67	62	61	60	61	62	65	67	69	60	55	54	52
Thu	54	66	83	73	65	62	60	60	61	63	67	67	68	61	57	57	53
Fri	52	57	68	67	65	63	63	64	65	69	72	76	75	66	64	59	53
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	57	60	60	61	61	61	61	58	57	55	55	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	56	58	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	56	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	67	79	72	66	63	63	64	63	65	64	62	60	57	57	56	54
Tue	55	67	83	76	68	63	60	60	61	62	64	67	67	61	57	58	52
Wed	54	66	82	73	67	62	61	60	61	62	65	67	69	60	55	54	52
Thu	54	66	83	73	65	62	60	60	61	63	67	67	68	61	57	57	53
Fri	52	57	68	67	65	63	63	64	65	69	72	76	75	66	64	59	53
Sat	52	53	53	54	55	57	60	60	61	61	61	61	58	57	55	55	53
Sun	52	52	52	53	54	56	58	59	58	57	56	56	55	55	56	56	52