Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Whittier

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-15 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Whittier 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	90	137	147	124	107	99	90	84	83	84	86	87	82	76	74	73	73
Tue	86	144	142	127	108	94	90	85	83	84	91	94	90	80	76	76	72
Wed	88	130	138	129	102	94	87	84	83	85	90	92	89	79	74	73	71
Thu	89	129	135	116	98	95	87	86	86	88	92	93	92	82	77	75	72
Fri	79	95	99	94	92	92	88	89	92	96	98	102	95	85	79	76	71
Sat	71	74	75	76	80	89	89	90	91	88	87	87	84	81	78	76	73
Sun	72	73	72	73	75	82	86	85	82	79	78	76	76	76	76	75	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Temecula to Whittier (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 149 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 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Whittier (Painter 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 71 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Whittier?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (23 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (5 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	90	137	147	124	107	99	90	84	83	84	86	87	82	76	74	73	73
Tue	86	144	142	127	108	94	90	85	83	84	91	94	90	80	76	76	72
Wed	88	130	138	129	102	94	87	84	83	85	90	92	89	79	74	73	71
Thu	89	129	135	116	98	95	87	86	86	88	92	93	92	82	77	75	72
Fri	79	95	99	94	92	92	88	89	92	96	98	102	95	85	79	76	71
Sat	71	74	75	76	80	89	89	90	91	88	87	87	84	81	78	76	73
Sun	72	73	72	73	75	82	86	85	82	79	78	76	76	76	76	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	137	147	124	107	99	90	84	83	84	86	87	82	76	74	73	73
Tue	86	144	142	127	108	94	90	85	83	84	91	94	90	80	76	76	72
Wed	88	130	138	129	102	94	87	84	83	85	90	92	89	79	74	73	71
Thu	89	129	135	116	98	95	87	86	86	88	92	93	92	82	77	75	72
Fri	79	95	99	94	92	92	88	89	92	96	98	102	95	85	79	76	71
Sat	71	74	75	76	80	89	89	90	91	88	87	87	84	81	78	76	73
Sun	72	73	72	73	75	82	86	85	82	79	78	76	76	76	76	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	137	147	124	107	99	90	84	83	84	86	87	82	76	74	73	73
Tue	86	144	142	127	108	94	90	85	83	84	91	94	90	80	76	76	72
Wed	88	130	138	129	102	94	87	84	83	85	90	92	89	79	74	73	71
Thu	89	129	135	116	98	95	87	86	86	88	92	93	92	82	77	75	72
Fri	79	95	99	94	92	92	88	89	92	96	98	102	95	85	79	76	71
Sat	71	74	75	76	80	89	89	90	91	88	87	87	84	81	78	76	73
Sun	72	73	72	73	75	82	86	85	82	79	78	76	76	76	76	75	71