Best Time to Drive from Temecula to West Covina

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 73 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 52% 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 68-mile drive from Temecula to West Covina (via I-15 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central West Covina 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 West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to West Covina?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 61 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to West Covina?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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