Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Murrieta

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 62 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 71 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Buena Park 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	53	56	61	64	60	58	58	59	60	63	72	75	75	65	59	57	53
Tue	53	56	64	69	64	60	59	59	61	64	75	78	79	70	60	58	54
Wed	53	56	62	67	64	61	59	60	61	64	73	80	77	69	61	59	55
Thu	53	57	64	69	64	60	60	60	62	68	78	83	81	71	61	58	54
Fri	53	55	60	62	59	60	60	65	72	83	92	91	82	72	64	60	55
Sat	53	55	56	56	58	63	69	69	67	67	69	70	66	64	60	59	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	55	56	56	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Buena Park to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 92 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (71 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 92 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Murrieta?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (1.5 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	53	56	61	64	60	58	58	59	60	63	72	75	75	65	59	57	53
Tue	53	56	64	69	64	60	59	59	61	64	75	78	79	70	60	58	54
Wed	53	56	62	67	64	61	59	60	61	64	73	80	77	69	61	59	55
Thu	53	57	64	69	64	60	60	60	62	68	78	83	81	71	61	58	54
Fri	53	55	60	62	59	60	60	65	72	83	92	91	82	72	64	60	55
Sat	53	55	56	56	58	63	69	69	67	67	69	70	66	64	60	59	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	55	56	56	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	61	64	60	58	58	59	60	63	72	75	75	65	59	57	53
Tue	53	56	64	69	64	60	59	59	61	64	75	78	79	70	60	58	54
Wed	53	56	62	67	64	61	59	60	61	64	73	80	77	69	61	59	55
Thu	53	57	64	69	64	60	60	60	62	68	78	83	81	71	61	58	54
Fri	53	55	60	62	59	60	60	65	72	83	92	91	82	72	64	60	55
Sat	53	55	56	56	58	63	69	69	67	67	69	70	66	64	60	59	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	55	56	56	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	61	64	60	58	58	59	60	63	72	75	75	65	59	57	53
Tue	53	56	64	69	64	60	59	59	61	64	75	78	79	70	60	58	54
Wed	53	56	62	67	64	61	59	60	61	64	73	80	77	69	61	59	55
Thu	53	57	64	69	64	60	60	60	62	68	78	83	81	71	61	58	54
Fri	53	55	60	62	59	60	60	65	72	83	92	91	82	72	64	60	55
Sat	53	55	56	56	58	63	69	69	67	67	69	70	66	64	60	59	54
Sun	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	55	56	56	58	54