Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Murrieta

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via I-15 South, usually 93 at this time.

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.

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	94	115	129	116	107	102	97	96	99	103	105	104	100	94	94	95	89
Tue	90	107	122	110	98	95	96	96	95	101	105	105	101	94	94	93	89
Wed	92	104	116	107	98	96	95	95	97	101	104	106	101	93	93	93	88
Thu	91	103	120	108	98	98	97	99	103	106	114	114	105	97	94	93	88
Fri	89	97	100	101	96	96	98	106	109	119	121	118	109	100	96	94	90
Sat	88	90	91	91	97	108	109	107	106	106	105	102	98	93	91	91	88
Sun	88	89	89	90	91	93	95	98	100	101	102	97	97	98	96	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 129 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (109 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 129 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 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Murrieta?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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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	94	115	129	116	107	102	97	96	99	103	105	104	100	94	94	95	89
Tue	90	107	122	110	98	95	96	96	95	101	105	105	101	94	94	93	89
Wed	92	104	116	107	98	96	95	95	97	101	104	106	101	93	93	93	88
Thu	91	103	120	108	98	98	97	99	103	106	114	114	105	97	94	93	88
Fri	89	97	100	101	96	96	98	106	109	119	121	118	109	100	96	94	90
Sat	88	90	91	91	97	108	109	107	106	106	105	102	98	93	91	91	88
Sun	88	89	89	90	91	93	95	98	100	101	102	97	97	98	96	95	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	115	129	116	107	102	97	96	99	103	105	104	100	94	94	95	89
Tue	90	107	122	110	98	95	96	96	95	101	105	105	101	94	94	93	89
Wed	92	104	116	107	98	96	95	95	97	101	104	106	101	93	93	93	88
Thu	91	103	120	108	98	98	97	99	103	106	114	114	105	97	94	93	88
Fri	89	97	100	101	96	96	98	106	109	119	121	118	109	100	96	94	90
Sat	88	90	91	91	97	108	109	107	106	106	105	102	98	93	91	91	88
Sun	88	89	89	90	91	93	95	98	100	101	102	97	97	98	96	95	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	115	129	116	107	102	97	96	99	103	105	104	100	94	94	95	89
Tue	90	107	122	110	98	95	96	96	95	101	105	105	101	94	94	93	89
Wed	92	104	116	107	98	96	95	95	97	101	104	106	101	93	93	93	88
Thu	91	103	120	108	98	98	97	99	103	106	114	114	105	97	94	93	88
Fri	89	97	100	101	96	96	98	106	109	119	121	118	109	100	96	94	90
Sat	88	90	91	91	97	108	109	107	106	106	105	102	98	93	91	91	88
Sun	88	89	89	90	91	93	95	98	100	101	102	97	97	98	96	95	88