Best Time to Drive from Chula Vista to Murrieta

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-15 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Chula Vista 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	66	75	83	73	70	69	69	70	72	80	91	82	69	67	67	66
Tue	65	67	82	102	82	72	70	70	70	73	90	97	91	72	68	66	65
Wed	65	66	83	99	78	72	69	71	71	74	93	103	92	74	67	67	66
Thu	65	66	81	101	80	70	69	70	70	76	99	107	96	77	68	67	65
Fri	65	66	71	78	71	70	70	70	75	94	106	98	84	71	68	67	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	67	69	70	70	79	75	75	71	67	67	67	67	68
Sun	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	67	68	67	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Chula Vista to Murrieta (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chula Vista to Murrieta?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 65 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chula Vista to Murrieta?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (14 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-163 North in San Diego (4 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	65	66	75	83	73	70	69	69	70	72	80	91	82	69	67	67	66
Tue	65	67	82	102	82	72	70	70	70	73	90	97	91	72	68	66	65
Wed	65	66	83	99	78	72	69	71	71	74	93	103	92	74	67	67	66
Thu	65	66	81	101	80	70	69	70	70	76	99	107	96	77	68	67	65
Fri	65	66	71	78	71	70	70	70	75	94	106	98	84	71	68	67	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	67	69	70	70	79	75	75	71	67	67	67	67	68
Sun	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	67	68	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	66	75	83	73	70	69	69	70	72	80	91	82	69	67	67	66
Tue	65	67	82	102	82	72	70	70	70	73	90	97	91	72	68	66	65
Wed	65	66	83	99	78	72	69	71	71	74	93	103	92	74	67	67	66
Thu	65	66	81	101	80	70	69	70	70	76	99	107	96	77	68	67	65
Fri	65	66	71	78	71	70	70	70	75	94	106	98	84	71	68	67	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	67	69	70	70	79	75	75	71	67	67	67	67	68
Sun	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	67	68	67	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	66	75	83	73	70	69	69	70	72	80	91	82	69	67	67	66
Tue	65	67	82	102	82	72	70	70	70	73	90	97	91	72	68	66	65
Wed	65	66	83	99	78	72	69	71	71	74	93	103	92	74	67	67	66
Thu	65	66	81	101	80	70	69	70	70	76	99	107	96	77	68	67	65
Fri	65	66	71	78	71	70	70	70	75	94	106	98	84	71	68	67	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	67	69	70	70	79	75	75	71	67	67	67	67	68
Sun	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	67	68	67	65