Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Murrieta

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 103 minutes via I-15 South, usually 103 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Apple Valley 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	93	110	119	113	104	100	98	97	101	107	114	110	104	95	94	94	90
Tue	90	106	120	109	98	95	96	96	97	104	112	112	108	95	94	93	89
Wed	92	102	113	105	98	97	96	96	98	103	109	109	105	95	93	93	89
Thu	91	102	114	105	97	97	96	99	102	108	115	114	107	97	94	93	88
Fri	89	97	100	99	97	97	99	106	110	119	121	118	111	101	96	93	89
Sat	89	90	90	92	96	104	107	105	104	104	104	102	100	94	93	91	88
Sun	88	89	89	90	91	93	95	96	98	100	100	97	99	99	97	95	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 96-mile drive from Apple Valley to Murrieta (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (107 minutes).

About 85 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (12 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Murrieta?

The 96-mile drive usually takes 88 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Murrieta?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (50 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Murrieta to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	110	119	113	104	100	98	97	101	107	114	110	104	95	94	94	90
Tue	90	106	120	109	98	95	96	96	97	104	112	112	108	95	94	93	89
Wed	92	102	113	105	98	97	96	96	98	103	109	109	105	95	93	93	89
Thu	91	102	114	105	97	97	96	99	102	108	115	114	107	97	94	93	88
Fri	89	97	100	99	97	97	99	106	110	119	121	118	111	101	96	93	89
Sat	89	90	90	92	96	104	107	105	104	104	104	102	100	94	93	91	88
Sun	88	89	89	90	91	93	95	96	98	100	100	97	99	99	97	95	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	110	119	113	104	100	98	97	101	107	114	110	104	95	94	94	90
Tue	90	106	120	109	98	95	96	96	97	104	112	112	108	95	94	93	89
Wed	92	102	113	105	98	97	96	96	98	103	109	109	105	95	93	93	89
Thu	91	102	114	105	97	97	96	99	102	108	115	114	107	97	94	93	88
Fri	89	97	100	99	97	97	99	106	110	119	121	118	111	101	96	93	89
Sat	89	90	90	92	96	104	107	105	104	104	104	102	100	94	93	91	88
Sun	88	89	89	90	91	93	95	96	98	100	100	97	99	99	97	95	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	110	119	113	104	100	98	97	101	107	114	110	104	95	94	94	90
Tue	90	106	120	109	98	95	96	96	97	104	112	112	108	95	94	93	89
Wed	92	102	113	105	98	97	96	96	98	103	109	109	105	95	93	93	89
Thu	91	102	114	105	97	97	96	99	102	108	115	114	107	97	94	93	88
Fri	89	97	100	99	97	97	99	106	110	119	121	118	111	101	96	93	89
Sat	89	90	90	92	96	104	107	105	104	104	104	102	100	94	93	91	88
Sun	88	89	89	90	91	93	95	96	98	100	100	97	99	99	97	95	88