Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Santa Monica

Right now (6:53 pm PST): about 112 minutes via I-15 North and SR-60 West, usually 95 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Santa Monica 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	150	187	189	167	150	138	117	107	104	105	103	103	98	96	93	91	92
Tue	152	183	177	166	144	132	116	108	105	107	111	111	107	98	95	94	89
Wed	156	166	175	161	136	128	114	108	108	105	107	110	107	98	93	92	89
Thu	153	165	167	150	136	130	115	110	109	106	107	108	109	99	95	93	91
Fri	128	142	132	128	129	124	116	112	113	116	120	124	114	105	98	94	90
Sat	94	97	96	99	109	125	123	125	123	115	112	113	104	100	96	94	91
Sun	90	91	90	92	96	114	119	112	105	99	97	95	95	96	95	93	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 100-mile drive from Temecula to Santa Monica (via I-15 North and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 89 minutes and up to 191 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (126 minutes).

About 99 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.4 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 downtown Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 89 minutes then, versus up to 191 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Santa Monica?

The 100-mile drive usually takes 89 to 191 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 191 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	150	187	189	167	150	138	117	107	104	105	103	103	98	96	93	91	92
Tue	152	183	177	166	144	132	116	108	105	107	111	111	107	98	95	94	89
Wed	156	166	175	161	136	128	114	108	108	105	107	110	107	98	93	92	89
Thu	153	165	167	150	136	130	115	110	109	106	107	108	109	99	95	93	91
Fri	128	142	132	128	129	124	116	112	113	116	120	124	114	105	98	94	90
Sat	94	97	96	99	109	125	123	125	123	115	112	113	104	100	96	94	91
Sun	90	91	90	92	96	114	119	112	105	99	97	95	95	96	95	93	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	150	187	189	167	150	138	117	107	104	105	103	103	98	96	93	91	92
Tue	152	183	177	166	144	132	116	108	105	107	111	111	107	98	95	94	89
Wed	156	166	175	161	136	128	114	108	108	105	107	110	107	98	93	92	89
Thu	153	165	167	150	136	130	115	110	109	106	107	108	109	99	95	93	91
Fri	128	142	132	128	129	124	116	112	113	116	120	124	114	105	98	94	90
Sat	94	97	96	99	109	125	123	125	123	115	112	113	104	100	96	94	91
Sun	90	91	90	92	96	114	119	112	105	99	97	95	95	96	95	93	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	150	187	189	167	150	138	117	107	104	105	103	103	98	96	93	91	92
Tue	152	183	177	166	144	132	116	108	105	107	111	111	107	98	95	94	89
Wed	156	166	175	161	136	128	114	108	108	105	107	110	107	98	93	92	89
Thu	153	165	167	150	136	130	115	110	109	106	107	108	109	99	95	93	91
Fri	128	142	132	128	129	124	116	112	113	116	120	124	114	105	98	94	90
Sat	94	97	96	99	109	125	123	125	123	115	112	113	104	100	96	94	91
Sun	90	91	90	92	96	114	119	112	105	99	97	95	95	96	95	93	89