Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Temecula to San Diego
Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-15 South and SR-163 South, usually 64 at this time.
Only 56% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 60 | 77 | 90 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 |
| Tue | 60 | 74 | 101 | 90 | 72 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 70 | 81 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Wed | 60 | 74 | 100 | 82 | 69 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 70 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 60 |
| Thu | 61 | 74 | 103 | 86 | 71 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 70 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 60 |
| Fri | 60 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 60 |
| Sat | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Sun | 61 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Temecula to San Diego (via I-15 South and SR-163 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).
About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (25 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to downtown San Diego (East Broadway) 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 Diego?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Temecula to San Diego?
The 58-mile drive usually takes 60 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Temecula to San Diego?
Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 South in San Diego (29 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (9 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (3 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow
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