Best Time to Drive from Temecula to Yorba Linda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 61 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 59 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Yorba Linda 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	52	76	84	78	70	61	58	58	58	58	58	57	55	54	53	52	51
Tue	52	79	87	81	70	61	58	56	56	57	58	62	59	57	53	54	50
Wed	52	71	83	79	69	61	57	57	57	58	60	60	59	56	52	51	49
Thu	52	74	80	72	65	59	58	57	58	58	59	59	60	56	53	51	50
Fri	51	63	64	64	61	58	58	60	59	61	63	69	65	60	56	53	50
Sat	50	53	52	54	55	56	59	60	59	61	60	60	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	49	50	50	52	54	57	59	58	58	58	57	55	54	54	54	53	50

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Temecula to Yorba Linda (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Temecula to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Temecula to Yorba Linda?

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Temecula to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	52	76	84	78	70	61	58	58	58	58	58	57	55	54	53	52	51
Tue	52	79	87	81	70	61	58	56	56	57	58	62	59	57	53	54	50
Wed	52	71	83	79	69	61	57	57	57	58	60	60	59	56	52	51	49
Thu	52	74	80	72	65	59	58	57	58	58	59	59	60	56	53	51	50
Fri	51	63	64	64	61	58	58	60	59	61	63	69	65	60	56	53	50
Sat	50	53	52	54	55	56	59	60	59	61	60	60	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	49	50	50	52	54	57	59	58	58	58	57	55	54	54	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	76	84	78	70	61	58	58	58	58	58	57	55	54	53	52	51
Tue	52	79	87	81	70	61	58	56	56	57	58	62	59	57	53	54	50
Wed	52	71	83	79	69	61	57	57	57	58	60	60	59	56	52	51	49
Thu	52	74	80	72	65	59	58	57	58	58	59	59	60	56	53	51	50
Fri	51	63	64	64	61	58	58	60	59	61	63	69	65	60	56	53	50
Sat	50	53	52	54	55	56	59	60	59	61	60	60	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	49	50	50	52	54	57	59	58	58	58	57	55	54	54	54	53	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	76	84	78	70	61	58	58	58	58	58	57	55	54	53	52	51
Tue	52	79	87	81	70	61	58	56	56	57	58	62	59	57	53	54	50
Wed	52	71	83	79	69	61	57	57	57	58	60	60	59	56	52	51	49
Thu	52	74	80	72	65	59	58	57	58	58	59	59	60	56	53	51	50
Fri	51	63	64	64	61	58	58	60	59	61	63	69	65	60	56	53	50
Sat	50	53	52	54	55	56	59	60	59	61	60	60	58	57	55	54	53
Sun	49	50	50	52	54	57	59	58	58	58	57	55	54	54	54	53	50