Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Murrieta

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Huntington Beach 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	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	82	89	94	92	83	72	69	67
Tue	67	70	73	76	73	73	73	73	76	85	98	99	96	84	75	71	67
Wed	67	71	73	79	75	74	74	76	78	88	97	102	101	93	80	73	68
Thu	67	71	76	76	74	73	72	74	80	90	105	106	104	88	77	74	68
Fri	67	68	71	74	71	73	77	85	93	103	113	105	102	86	77	72	67
Sat	67	67	69	69	73	82	90	86	82	83	86	84	79	77	72	72	67
Sun	66	67	67	69	70	71	71	72	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	72	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Murrieta?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 67 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 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	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	82	89	94	92	83	72	69	67
Tue	67	70	73	76	73	73	73	73	76	85	98	99	96	84	75	71	67
Wed	67	71	73	79	75	74	74	76	78	88	97	102	101	93	80	73	68
Thu	67	71	76	76	74	73	72	74	80	90	105	106	104	88	77	74	68
Fri	67	68	71	74	71	73	77	85	93	103	113	105	102	86	77	72	67
Sat	67	67	69	69	73	82	90	86	82	83	86	84	79	77	72	72	67
Sun	66	67	67	69	70	71	71	72	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	82	89	94	92	83	72	69	67
Tue	67	70	73	76	73	73	73	73	76	85	98	99	96	84	75	71	67
Wed	67	71	73	79	75	74	74	76	78	88	97	102	101	93	80	73	68
Thu	67	71	76	76	74	73	72	74	80	90	105	106	104	88	77	74	68
Fri	67	68	71	74	71	73	77	85	93	103	113	105	102	86	77	72	67
Sat	67	67	69	69	73	82	90	86	82	83	86	84	79	77	72	72	67
Sun	66	67	67	69	70	71	71	72	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	70	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	82	89	94	92	83	72	69	67
Tue	67	70	73	76	73	73	73	73	76	85	98	99	96	84	75	71	67
Wed	67	71	73	79	75	74	74	76	78	88	97	102	101	93	80	73	68
Thu	67	71	76	76	74	73	72	74	80	90	105	106	104	88	77	74	68
Fri	67	68	71	74	71	73	77	85	93	103	113	105	102	86	77	72	67
Sat	67	67	69	69	73	82	90	86	82	83	86	84	79	77	72	72	67
Sun	66	67	67	69	70	71	71	72	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	72	67