Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Riverside

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 51 minutes via I-215 North, usually 50 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 Riverside 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	39	46	57	57	49	47	47	49	53	53	52	54	52	46	42	41	40
Tue	39	49	65	62	50	47	48	49	50	52	57	61	58	49	43	41	40
Wed	39	49	65	59	49	47	48	48	52	51	58	57	58	50	42	41	39
Thu	39	49	65	59	52	47	48	49	51	52	59	59	59	50	44	43	39
Fri	39	44	52	50	48	49	51	50	55	58	61	60	58	53	44	40	40
Sat	39	39	39	40	43	46	46	46	46	47	48	45	46	43	41	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	43	44	46	45	43	42	41	42	41	42	41	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from Temecula to Riverside (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Riverside 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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 41-mile drive usually takes 39 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Riverside?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (33 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Riverside 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 San Bernardino · Temecula to Ontario · Temecula to Pomona

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	57	57	49	47	47	49	53	53	52	54	52	46	42	41	40
Tue	39	49	65	62	50	47	48	49	50	52	57	61	58	49	43	41	40
Wed	39	49	65	59	49	47	48	48	52	51	58	57	58	50	42	41	39
Thu	39	49	65	59	52	47	48	49	51	52	59	59	59	50	44	43	39
Fri	39	44	52	50	48	49	51	50	55	58	61	60	58	53	44	40	40
Sat	39	39	39	40	43	46	46	46	46	47	48	45	46	43	41	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	43	44	46	45	43	42	41	42	41	42	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	57	57	49	47	47	49	53	53	52	54	52	46	42	41	40
Tue	39	49	65	62	50	47	48	49	50	52	57	61	58	49	43	41	40
Wed	39	49	65	59	49	47	48	48	52	51	58	57	58	50	42	41	39
Thu	39	49	65	59	52	47	48	49	51	52	59	59	59	50	44	43	39
Fri	39	44	52	50	48	49	51	50	55	58	61	60	58	53	44	40	40
Sat	39	39	39	40	43	46	46	46	46	47	48	45	46	43	41	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	43	44	46	45	43	42	41	42	41	42	41	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	46	57	57	49	47	47	49	53	53	52	54	52	46	42	41	40
Tue	39	49	65	62	50	47	48	49	50	52	57	61	58	49	43	41	40
Wed	39	49	65	59	49	47	48	48	52	51	58	57	58	50	42	41	39
Thu	39	49	65	59	52	47	48	49	51	52	59	59	59	50	44	43	39
Fri	39	44	52	50	48	49	51	50	55	58	61	60	58	53	44	40	40
Sat	39	39	39	40	43	46	46	46	46	47	48	45	46	43	41	41	39
Sun	39	39	39	40	41	43	44	46	45	43	42	41	42	41	42	41	38