Best Time to Drive from Carson to Murrieta

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 83 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 91 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Carson 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	71	75	80	81	80	78	78	79	80	85	98	101	99	88	78	74	71
Tue	71	76	86	86	84	81	80	80	83	94	113	117	114	97	82	76	71
Wed	71	76	85	85	84	81	80	82	82	92	110	116	112	99	84	77	72
Thu	71	76	85	86	84	81	81	83	85	95	115	121	113	97	83	77	72
Fri	71	74	81	81	81	82	83	90	100	119	129	124	113	96	86	78	72
Sat	71	73	74	75	78	85	90	88	87	89	92	89	86	82	79	78	71
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	74	75	75	76	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Carson to Murrieta (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 129 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson 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 Carson to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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More drives

Murrieta to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Oxnard · Carson to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	80	81	80	78	78	79	80	85	98	101	99	88	78	74	71
Tue	71	76	86	86	84	81	80	80	83	94	113	117	114	97	82	76	71
Wed	71	76	85	85	84	81	80	82	82	92	110	116	112	99	84	77	72
Thu	71	76	85	86	84	81	81	83	85	95	115	121	113	97	83	77	72
Fri	71	74	81	81	81	82	83	90	100	119	129	124	113	96	86	78	72
Sat	71	73	74	75	78	85	90	88	87	89	92	89	86	82	79	78	71
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	74	75	75	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	80	81	80	78	78	79	80	85	98	101	99	88	78	74	71
Tue	71	76	86	86	84	81	80	80	83	94	113	117	114	97	82	76	71
Wed	71	76	85	85	84	81	80	82	82	92	110	116	112	99	84	77	72
Thu	71	76	85	86	84	81	81	83	85	95	115	121	113	97	83	77	72
Fri	71	74	81	81	81	82	83	90	100	119	129	124	113	96	86	78	72
Sat	71	73	74	75	78	85	90	88	87	89	92	89	86	82	79	78	71
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	74	75	75	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	80	81	80	78	78	79	80	85	98	101	99	88	78	74	71
Tue	71	76	86	86	84	81	80	80	83	94	113	117	114	97	82	76	71
Wed	71	76	85	85	84	81	80	82	82	92	110	116	112	99	84	77	72
Thu	71	76	85	86	84	81	81	83	85	95	115	121	113	97	83	77	72
Fri	71	74	81	81	81	82	83	90	100	119	129	124	113	96	86	78	72
Sat	71	73	74	75	78	85	90	88	87	89	92	89	86	82	79	78	71
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	74	75	75	76	71