Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Whittier

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 127 minutes via I-15 North, usually 97 at this time.

Only 49% 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 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 12 pm on Saturdays (97 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 28 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)

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