Best Time to Drive from Temecula to SNA

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-15 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 62% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Temecula to SNA (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA) (Paularino Avenue) 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 SNA?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 61 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to SNA?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (7 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

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