Best Time to Drive from Hawthorne to Murrieta

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 114 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 90 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Hawthorne 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	76	79	87	89	87	86	86	89	90	96	106	106	100	90	84	80	76
Tue	75	80	91	93	90	86	85	87	90	99	109	108	102	92	85	80	75
Wed	75	80	91	93	91	86	87	88	89	102	110	110	104	93	86	82	76
Thu	75	81	92	93	90	87	88	90	93	103	117	118	106	95	87	82	76
Fri	75	78	87	87	87	88	90	100	107	123	126	121	109	97	89	82	77
Sat	75	77	79	80	85	93	98	94	94	97	99	95	90	86	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	80	83	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Hawthorne to Murrieta (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 80 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 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 75 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hawthorne to Murrieta?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (34 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-605 South in Orange County (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	87	89	87	86	86	89	90	96	106	106	100	90	84	80	76
Tue	75	80	91	93	90	86	85	87	90	99	109	108	102	92	85	80	75
Wed	75	80	91	93	91	86	87	88	89	102	110	110	104	93	86	82	76
Thu	75	81	92	93	90	87	88	90	93	103	117	118	106	95	87	82	76
Fri	75	78	87	87	87	88	90	100	107	123	126	121	109	97	89	82	77
Sat	75	77	79	80	85	93	98	94	94	97	99	95	90	86	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	80	83	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	87	89	87	86	86	89	90	96	106	106	100	90	84	80	76
Tue	75	80	91	93	90	86	85	87	90	99	109	108	102	92	85	80	75
Wed	75	80	91	93	91	86	87	88	89	102	110	110	104	93	86	82	76
Thu	75	81	92	93	90	87	88	90	93	103	117	118	106	95	87	82	76
Fri	75	78	87	87	87	88	90	100	107	123	126	121	109	97	89	82	77
Sat	75	77	79	80	85	93	98	94	94	97	99	95	90	86	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	80	83	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	87	89	87	86	86	89	90	96	106	106	100	90	84	80	76
Tue	75	80	91	93	90	86	85	87	90	99	109	108	102	92	85	80	75
Wed	75	80	91	93	91	86	87	88	89	102	110	110	104	93	86	82	76
Thu	75	81	92	93	90	87	88	90	93	103	117	118	106	95	87	82	76
Fri	75	78	87	87	87	88	90	100	107	123	126	121	109	97	89	82	77
Sat	75	77	79	80	85	93	98	94	94	97	99	95	90	86	82	82	76
Sun	75	76	76	78	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	79	79	80	83	75