Best Time to Drive from Temecula to San Clemente

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 53 minutes via I-5 North and I-15 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 40% 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 San Clemente 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	49	61	67	53	51	51	51	51	50	50	51	51	50	50	49	49	49
Tue	49	60	70	55	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	49	49	49
Wed	49	59	71	54	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	53	53	52	50	49	49
Thu	49	60	69	53	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	54	55	55	51	50	49
Fri	49	53	53	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	54	54	55	55	52	50	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	52	53	57	56	57	56	52	51	50	50	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	51	50	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Temecula to San Clemente (via I-5 North and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (16 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to San Clemente?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 49 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to San Clemente?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (6 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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

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San Clemente 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	67	53	51	51	51	51	50	50	51	51	50	50	49	49	49
Tue	49	60	70	55	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	49	49	49
Wed	49	59	71	54	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	53	53	52	50	49	49
Thu	49	60	69	53	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	54	55	55	51	50	49
Fri	49	53	53	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	54	54	55	55	52	50	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	52	53	57	56	57	56	52	51	50	50	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	51	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	67	53	51	51	51	51	50	50	51	51	50	50	49	49	49
Tue	49	60	70	55	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	49	49	49
Wed	49	59	71	54	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	53	53	52	50	49	49
Thu	49	60	69	53	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	54	55	55	51	50	49
Fri	49	53	53	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	54	54	55	55	52	50	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	52	53	57	56	57	56	52	51	50	50	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	51	50	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	61	67	53	51	51	51	51	50	50	51	51	50	50	49	49	49
Tue	49	60	70	55	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	49	49	49
Wed	49	59	71	54	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	53	53	52	50	49	49
Thu	49	60	69	53	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	54	55	55	51	50	49
Fri	49	53	53	50	51	51	51	51	51	52	54	54	55	55	52	50	49
Sat	49	49	49	49	50	52	53	57	56	57	56	52	51	50	50	50	49
Sun	49	49	49	49	50	51	53	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	51	50	48