Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Temecula

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 96 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Whittier to Temecula 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	74	77	82	87	85	79	79	79	80	85	98	97	92	81	75	74	71
Tue	74	79	91	101	86	82	78	78	81	87	102	106	104	90	78	74	71
Wed	73	79	87	92	88	80	78	80	81	88	103	111	107	90	79	76	71
Thu	73	80	90	92	83	84	79	81	85	92	119	127	114	93	79	75	71
Fri	71	74	80	80	78	79	82	90	102	117	131	123	117	100	86	75	71
Sat	71	72	74	74	79	90	97	92	90	93	93	90	91	80	75	76	71
Sun	70	71	71	73	74	74	76	76	75	74	75	74	73	73	74	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Whittier to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) to central Temecula 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 Whittier to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 71 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Temecula?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (26 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	77	82	87	85	79	79	79	80	85	98	97	92	81	75	74	71
Tue	74	79	91	101	86	82	78	78	81	87	102	106	104	90	78	74	71
Wed	73	79	87	92	88	80	78	80	81	88	103	111	107	90	79	76	71
Thu	73	80	90	92	83	84	79	81	85	92	119	127	114	93	79	75	71
Fri	71	74	80	80	78	79	82	90	102	117	131	123	117	100	86	75	71
Sat	71	72	74	74	79	90	97	92	90	93	93	90	91	80	75	76	71
Sun	70	71	71	73	74	74	76	76	75	74	75	74	73	73	74	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	77	82	87	85	79	79	79	80	85	98	97	92	81	75	74	71
Tue	74	79	91	101	86	82	78	78	81	87	102	106	104	90	78	74	71
Wed	73	79	87	92	88	80	78	80	81	88	103	111	107	90	79	76	71
Thu	73	80	90	92	83	84	79	81	85	92	119	127	114	93	79	75	71
Fri	71	74	80	80	78	79	82	90	102	117	131	123	117	100	86	75	71
Sat	71	72	74	74	79	90	97	92	90	93	93	90	91	80	75	76	71
Sun	70	71	71	73	74	74	76	76	75	74	75	74	73	73	74	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	77	82	87	85	79	79	79	80	85	98	97	92	81	75	74	71
Tue	74	79	91	101	86	82	78	78	81	87	102	106	104	90	78	74	71
Wed	73	79	87	92	88	80	78	80	81	88	103	111	107	90	79	76	71
Thu	73	80	90	92	83	84	79	81	85	92	119	127	114	93	79	75	71
Fri	71	74	80	80	78	79	82	90	102	117	131	123	117	100	86	75	71
Sat	71	72	74	74	79	90	97	92	90	93	93	90	91	80	75	76	71
Sun	70	71	71	73	74	74	76	76	75	74	75	74	73	73	74	77	71