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Temecula to ONT: Thanksgiving Traffic 2026

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (November 25), the drive from Temecula to ONT is longest leaving around 7 am: about 77 minutes, 8 minutes less than on a normal Wednesday. Leave around 10:30 am (63 minutes) or 9 pm (53 minutes) instead. Coming back on Sunday, November 29, the slowest time to leave is around 12 pm (60 minutes); around 7 am it takes 52 minutes.

Day by day

Drive time by departure

Drive minutes from Temecula to ONT by departure time, Thanksgiving week 2026
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Tue Nov 245467797268666665646566696961585853
Wed Nov 255364777166646466686666676858565553
Thu Nov 265259716257575758585756555753535553
Fri Nov 275054626259585960595962656659555351
Sat Nov 285152525354556061606160595865595656
Sun Nov 295253525254565860605956555555555552

Minutes for the 51-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 ONT for Thanksgiving?

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (November 25), the drive from Temecula to ONT is longest leaving around 7 am: about 77 minutes, 8 minutes less than on a normal Wednesday. Leave around 10:30 am (63 minutes) or 9 pm (53 minutes) instead. Coming back on Sunday, November 29, the slowest time to leave is around 12 pm (60 minutes); around 7 am it takes 52 minutes.

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

Tuesday, November 24: fastest leaving around 7:30 pm (57 minutes), slowest around 7 am (79 minutes, 6 minutes less than a normal Tuesday). Wednesday, November 25: fastest leaving around 8 pm (55 minutes), slowest around 7 am (77 minutes, 8 minutes less than a normal Wednesday). Thursday, November 26: fastest leaving around 6:30 pm (52 minutes), slowest around 7 am (71 minutes, 13 minutes less than a normal Thursday). Friday, November 27: fastest leaving around 8 pm (53 minutes), slowest around 4:30 pm (67 minutes, 12 minutes less than a normal Friday). Saturday, November 28: fastest leaving around 6:30 am (52 minutes), slowest around 6 pm (65 minutes, about like a normal Saturday). Sunday, November 29: fastest leaving around 7 am (52 minutes), slowest around 12 pm (60 minutes, about like a normal Sunday).