Best Time to Drive from Altadena to Murrieta

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 75 minutes via I-15 South and I-210 East.

Only 34% 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 78-mile drive from Altadena to Murrieta (via I-15 South and I-210 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Altadena to central Murrieta 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 Altadena to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Altadena to Murrieta?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 73 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Altadena to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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