Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Ontario

Right now (10:32 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-15 North.

Only 47% 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.

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Temecula to Ontario (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Ontario to Temecula

Freeway, about 46 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 10 miles: 16 to 33 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Ontario (Holt Boulevard) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Temecula to Ontario 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	58	89	104	88	73	65	64	65	64	69	80	81	79	61	58	57	57
Tue	58	104	110	98	79	69	65	65	67	75	85	88	82	63	58	59	56
Wed	58	101	116	96	78	68	64	65	67	75	81	83	82	64	57	58	57
Thu	58	90	108	84	74	67	65	65	69	78	87	89	83	66	60	61	56
Fri	57	64	73	71	68	65	68	72	81	87	91	92	84	65	63	61	56
Sat	56	57	57	58	63	68	74	76	75	75	71	71	67	60	58	58	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	60	64	69	75	72	65	62	60	59	58	59	59	56

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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 56-mile drive usually takes 56 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Ontario?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	89	104	88	73	65	64	65	64	69	80	81	79	61	58	57	57
Tue	58	104	110	98	79	69	65	65	67	75	85	88	82	63	58	59	56
Wed	58	101	116	96	78	68	64	65	67	75	81	83	82	64	57	58	57
Thu	58	90	108	84	74	67	65	65	69	78	87	89	83	66	60	61	56
Fri	57	64	73	71	68	65	68	72	81	87	91	92	84	65	63	61	56
Sat	56	57	57	58	63	68	74	76	75	75	71	71	67	60	58	58	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	60	64	69	75	72	65	62	60	59	58	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	89	104	88	73	65	64	65	64	69	80	81	79	61	58	57	57
Tue	58	104	110	98	79	69	65	65	67	75	85	88	82	63	58	59	56
Wed	58	101	116	96	78	68	64	65	67	75	81	83	82	64	57	58	57
Thu	58	90	108	84	74	67	65	65	69	78	87	89	83	66	60	61	56
Fri	57	64	73	71	68	65	68	72	81	87	91	92	84	65	63	61	56
Sat	56	57	57	58	63	68	74	76	75	75	71	71	67	60	58	58	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	60	64	69	75	72	65	62	60	59	58	59	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	89	104	88	73	65	64	65	64	69	80	81	79	61	58	57	57
Tue	58	104	110	98	79	69	65	65	67	75	85	88	82	63	58	59	56
Wed	58	101	116	96	78	68	64	65	67	75	81	83	82	64	57	58	57
Thu	58	90	108	84	74	67	65	65	69	78	87	89	83	66	60	61	56
Fri	57	64	73	71	68	65	68	72	81	87	91	92	84	65	63	61	56
Sat	56	57	57	58	63	68	74	76	75	75	71	71	67	60	58	58	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	60	64	69	75	72	65	62	60	59	58	59	59	56