Best Time to Drive from Brea to Murrieta

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 55 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 55 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Brea 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	52	56	60	62	60	59	58	58	59	62	69	73	73	63	58	55	52
Tue	52	57	62	66	61	59	59	59	60	63	73	77	78	69	59	57	53
Wed	52	57	63	64	62	62	59	60	59	63	71	77	75	67	60	57	54
Thu	52	57	62	65	61	60	60	60	62	66	78	83	81	70	61	56	53
Fri	52	55	60	61	60	59	60	65	71	82	91	90	81	72	64	59	53
Sat	52	53	54	55	57	63	70	70	68	67	69	69	66	64	60	58	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	55	54	55	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Brea to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 91 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (21 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (5 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	52	56	60	62	60	59	58	58	59	62	69	73	73	63	58	55	52
Tue	52	57	62	66	61	59	59	59	60	63	73	77	78	69	59	57	53
Wed	52	57	63	64	62	62	59	60	59	63	71	77	75	67	60	57	54
Thu	52	57	62	65	61	60	60	60	62	66	78	83	81	70	61	56	53
Fri	52	55	60	61	60	59	60	65	71	82	91	90	81	72	64	59	53
Sat	52	53	54	55	57	63	70	70	68	67	69	69	66	64	60	58	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	55	54	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	56	60	62	60	59	58	58	59	62	69	73	73	63	58	55	52
Tue	52	57	62	66	61	59	59	59	60	63	73	77	78	69	59	57	53
Wed	52	57	63	64	62	62	59	60	59	63	71	77	75	67	60	57	54
Thu	52	57	62	65	61	60	60	60	62	66	78	83	81	70	61	56	53
Fri	52	55	60	61	60	59	60	65	71	82	91	90	81	72	64	59	53
Sat	52	53	54	55	57	63	70	70	68	67	69	69	66	64	60	58	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	55	54	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	56	60	62	60	59	58	58	59	62	69	73	73	63	58	55	52
Tue	52	57	62	66	61	59	59	59	60	63	73	77	78	69	59	57	53
Wed	52	57	63	64	62	62	59	60	59	63	71	77	75	67	60	57	54
Thu	52	57	62	65	61	60	60	60	62	66	78	83	81	70	61	56	53
Fri	52	55	60	61	60	59	60	65	71	82	91	90	81	72	64	59	53
Sat	52	53	54	55	57	63	70	70	68	67	69	69	66	64	60	58	53
Sun	52	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	57	55	54	55	56	53