Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Murrieta

Right now (2:50 am PST): about 70 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East and I-5 South.

Only 27% 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 East Los Angeles 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	68	74	80	82	77	75	78	79	83	83	105	113	105	95	84	72	68
Tue	67	73	88	90	80	76	76	78	81	91	111	117	114	100	90	77	68
Wed	67	73	85	88	82	78	76	79	79	89	100	107	101	89	84	77	69
Thu	67	74	85	89	80	78	81	82	89	92	114	120	110	101	89	75	69
Fri	67	71	80	82	80	79	80	87	99	118	127	123	114	104	88	79	70
Sat	68	70	71	72	77	84	91	88	87	89	95	91	87	84	79	78	70
Sun	67	68	68	69	70	73	74	77	78	78	79	78	76	78	78	77	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Murrieta?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 67 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 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 Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	68	74	80	82	77	75	78	79	83	83	105	113	105	95	84	72	68
Tue	67	73	88	90	80	76	76	78	81	91	111	117	114	100	90	77	68
Wed	67	73	85	88	82	78	76	79	79	89	100	107	101	89	84	77	69
Thu	67	74	85	89	80	78	81	82	89	92	114	120	110	101	89	75	69
Fri	67	71	80	82	80	79	80	87	99	118	127	123	114	104	88	79	70
Sat	68	70	71	72	77	84	91	88	87	89	95	91	87	84	79	78	70
Sun	67	68	68	69	70	73	74	77	78	78	79	78	76	78	78	77	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	74	80	82	77	75	78	79	83	83	105	113	105	95	84	72	68
Tue	67	73	88	90	80	76	76	78	81	91	111	117	114	100	90	77	68
Wed	67	73	85	88	82	78	76	79	79	89	100	107	101	89	84	77	69
Thu	67	74	85	89	80	78	81	82	89	92	114	120	110	101	89	75	69
Fri	67	71	80	82	80	79	80	87	99	118	127	123	114	104	88	79	70
Sat	68	70	71	72	77	84	91	88	87	89	95	91	87	84	79	78	70
Sun	67	68	68	69	70	73	74	77	78	78	79	78	76	78	78	77	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	74	80	82	77	75	78	79	83	83	105	113	105	95	84	72	68
Tue	67	73	88	90	80	76	76	78	81	91	111	117	114	100	90	77	68
Wed	67	73	85	88	82	78	76	79	79	89	100	107	101	89	84	77	69
Thu	67	74	85	89	80	78	81	82	89	92	114	120	110	101	89	75	69
Fri	67	71	80	82	80	79	80	87	99	118	127	123	114	104	88	79	70
Sat	68	70	71	72	77	84	91	88	87	89	95	91	87	84	79	78	70
Sun	67	68	68	69	70	73	74	77	78	78	79	78	76	78	78	77	70