Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Coachella to Murrieta
Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via I-10 West, usually 95 at this time.
Only 10% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 95 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 105 | 107 | 108 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 97 |
| Tue | 95 | 95 | 96 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 107 | 111 | 108 | 104 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 96 |
| Wed | 94 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 105 | 110 | 109 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 95 |
| Thu | 95 | 95 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 104 | 108 | 110 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 95 |
| Fri | 94 | 95 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 102 | 103 | 109 | 106 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 95 |
| Sat | 94 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
| Sun | 95 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 95 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Coachella to Murrieta (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).
About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (46 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Coachella 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 Coachella to Murrieta?
On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Coachella to Murrieta?
The 90-mile drive usually takes 94 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Coachella to Murrieta?
Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-10 West in Inland Empire (3 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow
More drives
Murrieta to Coachella (return trip) · Coachella to Moreno Valley · Coachella to Escondido · Coachella to Temecula