Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Murrieta

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-15 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Irvine 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	57	59	60	62	61	61	60	61	62	65	73	74	73	65	62	60	57
Tue	56	59	62	64	61	61	61	61	62	65	75	78	77	69	64	61	57
Wed	56	59	62	63	61	61	61	61	62	67	74	76	75	67	63	61	57
Thu	57	59	62	65	61	62	61	62	64	70	80	87	81	71	64	61	57
Fri	56	58	59	61	60	61	62	68	75	82	91	88	79	71	66	62	57
Sat	56	57	57	58	60	68	74	72	70	70	70	69	66	63	61	61	57
Sun	56	56	57	57	58	59	60	61	60	60	60	60	58	58	59	60	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Irvine to Murrieta (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 91 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine 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 Irvine to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 56 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	57	59	60	62	61	61	60	61	62	65	73	74	73	65	62	60	57
Tue	56	59	62	64	61	61	61	61	62	65	75	78	77	69	64	61	57
Wed	56	59	62	63	61	61	61	61	62	67	74	76	75	67	63	61	57
Thu	57	59	62	65	61	62	61	62	64	70	80	87	81	71	64	61	57
Fri	56	58	59	61	60	61	62	68	75	82	91	88	79	71	66	62	57
Sat	56	57	57	58	60	68	74	72	70	70	70	69	66	63	61	61	57
Sun	56	56	57	57	58	59	60	61	60	60	60	60	58	58	59	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	60	62	61	61	60	61	62	65	73	74	73	65	62	60	57
Tue	56	59	62	64	61	61	61	61	62	65	75	78	77	69	64	61	57
Wed	56	59	62	63	61	61	61	61	62	67	74	76	75	67	63	61	57
Thu	57	59	62	65	61	62	61	62	64	70	80	87	81	71	64	61	57
Fri	56	58	59	61	60	61	62	68	75	82	91	88	79	71	66	62	57
Sat	56	57	57	58	60	68	74	72	70	70	70	69	66	63	61	61	57
Sun	56	56	57	57	58	59	60	61	60	60	60	60	58	58	59	60	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	60	62	61	61	60	61	62	65	73	74	73	65	62	60	57
Tue	56	59	62	64	61	61	61	61	62	65	75	78	77	69	64	61	57
Wed	56	59	62	63	61	61	61	61	62	67	74	76	75	67	63	61	57
Thu	57	59	62	65	61	62	61	62	64	70	80	87	81	71	64	61	57
Fri	56	58	59	61	60	61	62	68	75	82	91	88	79	71	66	62	57
Sat	56	57	57	58	60	68	74	72	70	70	70	69	66	63	61	61	57
Sun	56	56	57	57	58	59	60	61	60	60	60	60	58	58	59	60	56