Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Murrieta

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-215 South and SR-60 East, usually 48 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Fontana 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	48	54	58	63	57	53	53	53	57	62	65	71	74	56	49	48	47
Tue	47	52	57	68	55	54	53	53	53	54	65	77	82	62	51	48	47
Wed	47	52	62	64	59	54	52	54	56	57	67	73	74	61	52	49	47
Thu	48	54	58	64	55	54	51	51	54	58	74	77	87	64	54	50	47
Fri	47	52	57	62	56	54	54	55	59	69	79	78	75	67	55	50	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	51	54	57	57	58	57	57	56	53	52	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	48	49	52	51	50	50	49	49	48	49	49	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Fontana to Murrieta (via I-215 South and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana 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 Fontana to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 47 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Murrieta?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (30 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (8 miles)

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	48	54	58	63	57	53	53	53	57	62	65	71	74	56	49	48	47
Tue	47	52	57	68	55	54	53	53	53	54	65	77	82	62	51	48	47
Wed	47	52	62	64	59	54	52	54	56	57	67	73	74	61	52	49	47
Thu	48	54	58	64	55	54	51	51	54	58	74	77	87	64	54	50	47
Fri	47	52	57	62	56	54	54	55	59	69	79	78	75	67	55	50	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	51	54	57	57	58	57	57	56	53	52	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	48	49	52	51	50	50	49	49	48	49	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	54	58	63	57	53	53	53	57	62	65	71	74	56	49	48	47
Tue	47	52	57	68	55	54	53	53	53	54	65	77	82	62	51	48	47
Wed	47	52	62	64	59	54	52	54	56	57	67	73	74	61	52	49	47
Thu	48	54	58	64	55	54	51	51	54	58	74	77	87	64	54	50	47
Fri	47	52	57	62	56	54	54	55	59	69	79	78	75	67	55	50	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	51	54	57	57	58	57	57	56	53	52	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	48	49	52	51	50	50	49	49	48	49	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	54	58	63	57	53	53	53	57	62	65	71	74	56	49	48	47
Tue	47	52	57	68	55	54	53	53	53	54	65	77	82	62	51	48	47
Wed	47	52	62	64	59	54	52	54	56	57	67	73	74	61	52	49	47
Thu	48	54	58	64	55	54	51	51	54	58	74	77	87	64	54	50	47
Fri	47	52	57	62	56	54	54	55	59	69	79	78	75	67	55	50	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	51	54	57	57	58	57	57	56	53	52	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	48	48	48	49	52	51	50	50	49	49	48	49	49	49	47