Best Time to Drive from Compton to Murrieta

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 78 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Compton 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	67	70	76	77	75	73	73	74	75	79	90	92	90	80	74	70	67
Tue	66	72	83	84	80	76	75	75	79	86	104	105	103	90	77	72	67
Wed	67	72	82	83	81	77	75	77	77	86	100	106	100	90	79	73	68
Thu	66	73	82	84	80	76	76	78	80	88	104	109	102	91	78	72	67
Fri	66	70	78	78	76	77	78	85	94	110	118	115	104	93	82	74	68
Sat	67	69	70	70	74	80	86	83	83	84	87	85	81	78	74	73	67
Sun	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	71	71	72	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Compton to Murrieta (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 118 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 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 66 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 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 (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	76	77	75	73	73	74	75	79	90	92	90	80	74	70	67
Tue	66	72	83	84	80	76	75	75	79	86	104	105	103	90	77	72	67
Wed	67	72	82	83	81	77	75	77	77	86	100	106	100	90	79	73	68
Thu	66	73	82	84	80	76	76	78	80	88	104	109	102	91	78	72	67
Fri	66	70	78	78	76	77	78	85	94	110	118	115	104	93	82	74	68
Sat	67	69	70	70	74	80	86	83	83	84	87	85	81	78	74	73	67
Sun	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	71	71	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	76	77	75	73	73	74	75	79	90	92	90	80	74	70	67
Tue	66	72	83	84	80	76	75	75	79	86	104	105	103	90	77	72	67
Wed	67	72	82	83	81	77	75	77	77	86	100	106	100	90	79	73	68
Thu	66	73	82	84	80	76	76	78	80	88	104	109	102	91	78	72	67
Fri	66	70	78	78	76	77	78	85	94	110	118	115	104	93	82	74	68
Sat	67	69	70	70	74	80	86	83	83	84	87	85	81	78	74	73	67
Sun	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	71	71	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	76	77	75	73	73	74	75	79	90	92	90	80	74	70	67
Tue	66	72	83	84	80	76	75	75	79	86	104	105	103	90	77	72	67
Wed	67	72	82	83	81	77	75	77	77	86	100	106	100	90	79	73	68
Thu	66	73	82	84	80	76	76	78	80	88	104	109	102	91	78	72	67
Fri	66	70	78	78	76	77	78	85	94	110	118	115	104	93	82	74	68
Sat	67	69	70	70	74	80	86	83	83	84	87	85	81	78	74	73	67
Sun	66	67	67	68	69	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	71	71	72	67