Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Murrieta

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 60 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Anaheim to Murrieta 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	51	53	55	57	56	55	55	56	56	59	67	72	71	63	57	54	51
Tue	51	54	57	60	56	55	55	55	57	59	73	77	76	67	59	55	51
Wed	50	54	57	59	58	57	56	56	57	61	71	76	75	68	60	56	52
Thu	51	54	58	61	57	57	56	57	59	64	75	84	79	69	61	56	52
Fri	51	53	55	56	56	56	57	62	69	78	90	88	79	68	61	56	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	55	61	68	68	65	64	66	65	61	59	56	55	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	53	55	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Anaheim to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 90 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 59 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (70 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland 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 Anaheim to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 50 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 59 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (1.2 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	51	53	55	57	56	55	55	56	56	59	67	72	71	63	57	54	51
Tue	51	54	57	60	56	55	55	55	57	59	73	77	76	67	59	55	51
Wed	50	54	57	59	58	57	56	56	57	61	71	76	75	68	60	56	52
Thu	51	54	58	61	57	57	56	57	59	64	75	84	79	69	61	56	52
Fri	51	53	55	56	56	56	57	62	69	78	90	88	79	68	61	56	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	55	61	68	68	65	64	66	65	61	59	56	55	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	53	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	55	57	56	55	55	56	56	59	67	72	71	63	57	54	51
Tue	51	54	57	60	56	55	55	55	57	59	73	77	76	67	59	55	51
Wed	50	54	57	59	58	57	56	56	57	61	71	76	75	68	60	56	52
Thu	51	54	58	61	57	57	56	57	59	64	75	84	79	69	61	56	52
Fri	51	53	55	56	56	56	57	62	69	78	90	88	79	68	61	56	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	55	61	68	68	65	64	66	65	61	59	56	55	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	53	55	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	53	55	57	56	55	55	56	56	59	67	72	71	63	57	54	51
Tue	51	54	57	60	56	55	55	55	57	59	73	77	76	67	59	55	51
Wed	50	54	57	59	58	57	56	56	57	61	71	76	75	68	60	56	52
Thu	51	54	58	61	57	57	56	57	59	64	75	84	79	69	61	56	52
Fri	51	53	55	56	56	56	57	62	69	78	90	88	79	68	61	56	52
Sat	51	52	53	53	55	61	68	68	65	64	66	65	61	59	56	55	51
Sun	50	51	51	51	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	53	53	52	53	55	52