Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Placentia

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 64% 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 Placentia 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	56	77	89	80	70	62	60	60	60	61	62	61	60	57	55	55	54
Tue	56	81	92	87	73	63	60	59	60	61	62	67	64	61	57	57	54
Wed	55	77	91	84	72	65	60	60	60	61	64	66	64	60	56	55	53
Thu	55	78	87	78	69	62	60	60	61	62	64	64	65	60	57	56	54
Fri	55	64	67	67	64	61	61	62	63	67	68	75	70	65	60	57	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	63	64	64	65	64	64	62	65	59	57	57
Sun	53	54	53	54	56	59	62	62	62	61	59	58	57	56	57	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Temecula to Placentia (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Placentia 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 Placentia?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Placentia?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (1.5 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	77	89	80	70	62	60	60	60	61	62	61	60	57	55	55	54
Tue	56	81	92	87	73	63	60	59	60	61	62	67	64	61	57	57	54
Wed	55	77	91	84	72	65	60	60	60	61	64	66	64	60	56	55	53
Thu	55	78	87	78	69	62	60	60	61	62	64	64	65	60	57	56	54
Fri	55	64	67	67	64	61	61	62	63	67	68	75	70	65	60	57	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	63	64	64	65	64	64	62	65	59	57	57
Sun	53	54	53	54	56	59	62	62	62	61	59	58	57	56	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	77	89	80	70	62	60	60	60	61	62	61	60	57	55	55	54
Tue	56	81	92	87	73	63	60	59	60	61	62	67	64	61	57	57	54
Wed	55	77	91	84	72	65	60	60	60	61	64	66	64	60	56	55	53
Thu	55	78	87	78	69	62	60	60	61	62	64	64	65	60	57	56	54
Fri	55	64	67	67	64	61	61	62	63	67	68	75	70	65	60	57	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	63	64	64	65	64	64	62	65	59	57	57
Sun	53	54	53	54	56	59	62	62	62	61	59	58	57	56	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	56	77	89	80	70	62	60	60	60	61	62	61	60	57	55	55	54
Tue	56	81	92	87	73	63	60	59	60	61	62	67	64	61	57	57	54
Wed	55	77	91	84	72	65	60	60	60	61	64	66	64	60	56	55	53
Thu	55	78	87	78	69	62	60	60	61	62	64	64	65	60	57	56	54
Fri	55	64	67	67	64	61	61	62	63	67	68	75	70	65	60	57	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	63	64	64	65	64	64	62	65	59	57	57
Sun	53	54	53	54	56	59	62	62	62	61	59	58	57	56	57	57	53