Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Rancho Penasquitos

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 37 minutes via I-15 South, usually 38 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Rancho Penasquitos 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	35	42	54	51	40	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	37	36	36	36	36
Tue	36	42	59	60	45	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36
Wed	36	42	58	55	43	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36
Thu	36	41	58	53	42	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36
Fri	36	40	44	41	37	38	37	37	38	38	39	38	37	37	37	36	36
Sat	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	37	36	36	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Temecula to Rancho Penasquitos (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 10 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Rancho Penasquitos 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 Rancho Penasquitos?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 10 am. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Rancho Penasquitos?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 35 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Rancho Penasquitos?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (32 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	54	51	40	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	37	36	36	36	36
Tue	36	42	59	60	45	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36
Wed	36	42	58	55	43	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36
Thu	36	41	58	53	42	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36
Fri	36	40	44	41	37	38	37	37	38	38	39	38	37	37	37	36	36
Sat	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	37	36	36	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	54	51	40	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	37	36	36	36	36
Tue	36	42	59	60	45	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36
Wed	36	42	58	55	43	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36
Thu	36	41	58	53	42	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36
Fri	36	40	44	41	37	38	37	37	38	38	39	38	37	37	37	36	36
Sat	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	37	36	36	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	42	54	51	40	38	38	37	38	37	37	38	37	36	36	36	36
Tue	36	42	59	60	45	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36
Wed	36	42	58	55	43	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36
Thu	36	41	58	53	42	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	37	37	36	36	36
Fri	36	40	44	41	37	38	37	37	38	38	39	38	37	37	37	36	36
Sat	36	36	37	36	37	37	37	38	39	39	38	37	36	36	37	36	36
Sun	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	37	36	36