Best Time to Drive from Downey to Murrieta

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 87 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 75 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Downey 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	68	75	77	73	70	71	72	73	78	85	87	84	75	70	68	65
Tue	64	69	80	82	78	72	72	72	75	80	90	90	90	78	71	69	65
Wed	65	70	78	82	78	73	72	74	75	80	90	95	88	78	72	70	65
Thu	64	70	82	84	78	75	75	76	78	83	95	101	91	81	72	70	65
Fri	64	68	74	75	72	73	74	82	89	101	109	105	94	83	75	71	66
Sat	65	67	67	68	71	79	85	81	80	81	83	81	76	72	69	70	65
Sun	64	65	64	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	69	68	67	67	68	71	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Downey to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 109 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 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey 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 Downey to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 64 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	75	77	73	70	71	72	73	78	85	87	84	75	70	68	65
Tue	64	69	80	82	78	72	72	72	75	80	90	90	90	78	71	69	65
Wed	65	70	78	82	78	73	72	74	75	80	90	95	88	78	72	70	65
Thu	64	70	82	84	78	75	75	76	78	83	95	101	91	81	72	70	65
Fri	64	68	74	75	72	73	74	82	89	101	109	105	94	83	75	71	66
Sat	65	67	67	68	71	79	85	81	80	81	83	81	76	72	69	70	65
Sun	64	65	64	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	69	68	67	67	68	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	75	77	73	70	71	72	73	78	85	87	84	75	70	68	65
Tue	64	69	80	82	78	72	72	72	75	80	90	90	90	78	71	69	65
Wed	65	70	78	82	78	73	72	74	75	80	90	95	88	78	72	70	65
Thu	64	70	82	84	78	75	75	76	78	83	95	101	91	81	72	70	65
Fri	64	68	74	75	72	73	74	82	89	101	109	105	94	83	75	71	66
Sat	65	67	67	68	71	79	85	81	80	81	83	81	76	72	69	70	65
Sun	64	65	64	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	69	68	67	67	68	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	75	77	73	70	71	72	73	78	85	87	84	75	70	68	65
Tue	64	69	80	82	78	72	72	72	75	80	90	90	90	78	71	69	65
Wed	65	70	78	82	78	73	72	74	75	80	90	95	88	78	72	70	65
Thu	64	70	82	84	78	75	75	76	78	83	95	101	91	81	72	70	65
Fri	64	68	74	75	72	73	74	82	89	101	109	105	94	83	75	71	66
Sat	65	67	67	68	71	79	85	81	80	81	83	81	76	72	69	70	65
Sun	64	65	64	66	67	68	69	69	69	68	69	68	67	67	68	71	65