Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Temecula

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Yorba Linda 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	50	55	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	56	64	67	67	61	56	53	49
Tue	51	57	55	57	54	53	53	53	54	57	66	72	70	64	58	55	51
Wed	50	57	56	56	55	54	53	53	55	57	65	71	69	64	57	56	52
Thu	51	58	57	58	54	54	54	54	56	61	68	78	78	66	61	56	51
Fri	49	51	53	54	53	54	54	59	67	77	87	86	78	69	62	56	52
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	60	70	70	67	65	65	66	61	61	56	55	50
Sun	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	52	54	51

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Temecula (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Temecula?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 49 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Temecula?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	50	55	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	56	64	67	67	61	56	53	49
Tue	51	57	55	57	54	53	53	53	54	57	66	72	70	64	58	55	51
Wed	50	57	56	56	55	54	53	53	55	57	65	71	69	64	57	56	52
Thu	51	58	57	58	54	54	54	54	56	61	68	78	78	66	61	56	51
Fri	49	51	53	54	53	54	54	59	67	77	87	86	78	69	62	56	52
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	60	70	70	67	65	65	66	61	61	56	55	50
Sun	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	52	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	55	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	56	64	67	67	61	56	53	49
Tue	51	57	55	57	54	53	53	53	54	57	66	72	70	64	58	55	51
Wed	50	57	56	56	55	54	53	53	55	57	65	71	69	64	57	56	52
Thu	51	58	57	58	54	54	54	54	56	61	68	78	78	66	61	56	51
Fri	49	51	53	54	53	54	54	59	67	77	87	86	78	69	62	56	52
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	60	70	70	67	65	65	66	61	61	56	55	50
Sun	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	52	54	51

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	55	54	54	54	53	53	54	54	56	64	67	67	61	56	53	49
Tue	51	57	55	57	54	53	53	53	54	57	66	72	70	64	58	55	51
Wed	50	57	56	56	55	54	53	53	55	57	65	71	69	64	57	56	52
Thu	51	58	57	58	54	54	54	54	56	61	68	78	78	66	61	56	51
Fri	49	51	53	54	53	54	54	59	67	77	87	86	78	69	62	56	52
Sat	50	51	51	52	53	60	70	70	67	65	65	66	61	61	56	55	50
Sun	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	54	53	53	53	52	52	51	52	54	51