Best Time to Drive from Temecula to South Gate

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 43% 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 South Gate 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	80	111	126	115	99	91	89	88	91	97	101	102	95	81	78	78	76
Tue	80	123	129	125	106	94	90	89	93	100	104	114	104	87	80	80	77
Wed	79	113	128	120	105	94	89	91	95	101	110	120	108	89	78	78	76
Thu	80	116	129	119	102	94	91	91	97	104	110	117	110	89	80	78	76
Fri	78	91	102	102	96	92	91	97	101	109	116	125	113	94	86	81	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	83	87	93	98	96	96	95	95	93	84	82	79	77
Sun	76	77	76	78	81	84	88	87	89	87	85	83	82	81	82	81	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Temecula to South Gate (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to South Gate?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 76 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to South Gate?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 North 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	80	111	126	115	99	91	89	88	91	97	101	102	95	81	78	78	76
Tue	80	123	129	125	106	94	90	89	93	100	104	114	104	87	80	80	77
Wed	79	113	128	120	105	94	89	91	95	101	110	120	108	89	78	78	76
Thu	80	116	129	119	102	94	91	91	97	104	110	117	110	89	80	78	76
Fri	78	91	102	102	96	92	91	97	101	109	116	125	113	94	86	81	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	83	87	93	98	96	96	95	95	93	84	82	79	77
Sun	76	77	76	78	81	84	88	87	89	87	85	83	82	81	82	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	111	126	115	99	91	89	88	91	97	101	102	95	81	78	78	76
Tue	80	123	129	125	106	94	90	89	93	100	104	114	104	87	80	80	77
Wed	79	113	128	120	105	94	89	91	95	101	110	120	108	89	78	78	76
Thu	80	116	129	119	102	94	91	91	97	104	110	117	110	89	80	78	76
Fri	78	91	102	102	96	92	91	97	101	109	116	125	113	94	86	81	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	83	87	93	98	96	96	95	95	93	84	82	79	77
Sun	76	77	76	78	81	84	88	87	89	87	85	83	82	81	82	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	111	126	115	99	91	89	88	91	97	101	102	95	81	78	78	76
Tue	80	123	129	125	106	94	90	89	93	100	104	114	104	87	80	80	77
Wed	79	113	128	120	105	94	89	91	95	101	110	120	108	89	78	78	76
Thu	80	116	129	119	102	94	91	91	97	104	110	117	110	89	80	78	76
Fri	78	91	102	102	96	92	91	97	101	109	116	125	113	94	86	81	77
Sat	77	78	78	79	83	87	93	98	96	96	95	95	93	84	82	79	77
Sun	76	77	76	78	81	84	88	87	89	87	85	83	82	81	82	81	76