Best Time to Drive from Arcadia to Murrieta

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Arcadia 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	65	67	73	74	72	71	71	71	72	75	88	90	90	82	70	66	64
Tue	64	68	76	78	73	72	71	70	72	76	88	92	96	84	74	68	64
Wed	64	67	75	76	73	72	71	72	72	79	88	93	91	82	74	69	64
Thu	64	67	74	77	73	72	72	72	74	83	100	105	98	84	75	68	64
Fri	64	67	71	73	72	72	72	82	88	100	112	108	101	91	78	71	65
Sat	64	65	65	66	68	76	85	83	80	82	83	80	76	71	69	66	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	66	68	68	69	69	71	68	67	66	67	67	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Arcadia to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arcadia 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 Arcadia to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 64 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Arcadia to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-210 East in Los Angeles (12 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)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Murrieta to Arcadia (return trip) · Arcadia to Los Angeles · Arcadia to Santa Monica · Arcadia to Pasadena · Arcadia to Long Beach · Arcadia to West Covina · Arcadia to Burbank · Arcadia to Glendale · Arcadia to Santa Clarita · Arcadia to Van Nuys · Arcadia to Torrance · Arcadia to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	67	73	74	72	71	71	71	72	75	88	90	90	82	70	66	64
Tue	64	68	76	78	73	72	71	70	72	76	88	92	96	84	74	68	64
Wed	64	67	75	76	73	72	71	72	72	79	88	93	91	82	74	69	64
Thu	64	67	74	77	73	72	72	72	74	83	100	105	98	84	75	68	64
Fri	64	67	71	73	72	72	72	82	88	100	112	108	101	91	78	71	65
Sat	64	65	65	66	68	76	85	83	80	82	83	80	76	71	69	66	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	66	68	68	69	69	71	68	67	66	67	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	67	73	74	72	71	71	71	72	75	88	90	90	82	70	66	64
Tue	64	68	76	78	73	72	71	70	72	76	88	92	96	84	74	68	64
Wed	64	67	75	76	73	72	71	72	72	79	88	93	91	82	74	69	64
Thu	64	67	74	77	73	72	72	72	74	83	100	105	98	84	75	68	64
Fri	64	67	71	73	72	72	72	82	88	100	112	108	101	91	78	71	65
Sat	64	65	65	66	68	76	85	83	80	82	83	80	76	71	69	66	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	66	68	68	69	69	71	68	67	66	67	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	67	73	74	72	71	71	71	72	75	88	90	90	82	70	66	64
Tue	64	68	76	78	73	72	71	70	72	76	88	92	96	84	74	68	64
Wed	64	67	75	76	73	72	71	72	72	79	88	93	91	82	74	69	64
Thu	64	67	74	77	73	72	72	72	74	83	100	105	98	84	75	68	64
Fri	64	67	71	73	72	72	72	82	88	100	112	108	101	91	78	71	65
Sat	64	65	65	66	68	76	85	83	80	82	83	80	76	71	69	66	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	66	68	68	69	69	71	68	67	66	67	67	64