Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Poway

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 39 minutes via I-15 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Poway 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	38	45	56	52	42	41	40	40	40	40	42	46	42	39	38	38	38
Tue	38	45	62	62	48	41	40	39	39	40	44	46	44	39	38	38	38
Wed	38	44	59	55	45	41	40	39	40	40	44	47	44	40	38	38	38
Thu	38	44	59	54	44	40	39	40	40	40	44	46	44	40	38	38	38
Fri	38	42	47	43	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	44	41	40	40	39	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	41	41	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Temecula to Poway (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 40 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Poway 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 Poway?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 40 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Poway?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (29 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

Poway 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

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	56	52	42	41	40	40	40	40	42	46	42	39	38	38	38
Tue	38	45	62	62	48	41	40	39	39	40	44	46	44	39	38	38	38
Wed	38	44	59	55	45	41	40	39	40	40	44	47	44	40	38	38	38
Thu	38	44	59	54	44	40	39	40	40	40	44	46	44	40	38	38	38
Fri	38	42	47	43	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	44	41	40	40	39	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	41	41	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	56	52	42	41	40	40	40	40	42	46	42	39	38	38	38
Tue	38	45	62	62	48	41	40	39	39	40	44	46	44	39	38	38	38
Wed	38	44	59	55	45	41	40	39	40	40	44	47	44	40	38	38	38
Thu	38	44	59	54	44	40	39	40	40	40	44	46	44	40	38	38	38
Fri	38	42	47	43	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	44	41	40	40	39	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	41	41	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	45	56	52	42	41	40	40	40	40	42	46	42	39	38	38	38
Tue	38	45	62	62	48	41	40	39	39	40	44	46	44	39	38	38	38
Wed	38	44	59	55	45	41	40	39	40	40	44	47	44	40	38	38	38
Thu	38	44	59	54	44	40	39	40	40	40	44	46	44	40	38	38	38
Fri	38	42	47	43	40	40	40	40	41	42	44	44	41	40	40	39	38
Sat	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	41	41	39	39	38	38	38	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	39	39	38