Best Time to Drive from Compton to Murrieta

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 44% 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	78	77	75	76	78	78	83	92	94	90	80	74	71	68
Tue	67	71	80	83	80	76	75	76	79	85	97	96	95	83	75	71	67
Wed	67	72	81	81	80	76	76	78	78	87	98	101	94	84	76	73	68
Thu	66	72	81	83	80	77	77	79	81	89	102	106	96	87	77	73	68
Fri	66	70	77	78	77	77	79	87	94	109	115	111	99	88	79	73	68
Sat	67	69	70	71	75	83	89	85	84	87	88	86	81	77	73	73	68
Sun	67	67	67	69	70	71	72	72	72	71	72	71	70	70	70	73	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 115 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (89 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 7 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 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 66 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 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	78	77	75	76	78	78	83	92	94	90	80	74	71	68
Tue	67	71	80	83	80	76	75	76	79	85	97	96	95	83	75	71	67
Wed	67	72	81	81	80	76	76	78	78	87	98	101	94	84	76	73	68
Thu	66	72	81	83	80	77	77	79	81	89	102	106	96	87	77	73	68
Fri	66	70	77	78	77	77	79	87	94	109	115	111	99	88	79	73	68
Sat	67	69	70	71	75	83	89	85	84	87	88	86	81	77	73	73	68
Sun	67	67	67	69	70	71	72	72	72	71	72	71	70	70	70	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	76	78	77	75	76	78	78	83	92	94	90	80	74	71	68
Tue	67	71	80	83	80	76	75	76	79	85	97	96	95	83	75	71	67
Wed	67	72	81	81	80	76	76	78	78	87	98	101	94	84	76	73	68
Thu	66	72	81	83	80	77	77	79	81	89	102	106	96	87	77	73	68
Fri	66	70	77	78	77	77	79	87	94	109	115	111	99	88	79	73	68
Sat	67	69	70	71	75	83	89	85	84	87	88	86	81	77	73	73	68
Sun	67	67	67	69	70	71	72	72	72	71	72	71	70	70	70	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	76	78	77	75	76	78	78	83	92	94	90	80	74	71	68
Tue	67	71	80	83	80	76	75	76	79	85	97	96	95	83	75	71	67
Wed	67	72	81	81	80	76	76	78	78	87	98	101	94	84	76	73	68
Thu	66	72	81	83	80	77	77	79	81	89	102	106	96	87	77	73	68
Fri	66	70	77	78	77	77	79	87	94	109	115	111	99	88	79	73	68
Sat	67	69	70	71	75	83	89	85	84	87	88	86	81	77	73	73	68
Sun	67	67	67	69	70	71	72	72	72	71	72	71	70	70	70	73	67