Best Time to Drive from La Mesa to Murrieta

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-15 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 58% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from La Mesa to Murrieta (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mesa 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 La Mesa to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Mesa to Murrieta?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 63 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mesa to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-52 West in San Diego (7 miles) · I-8 East in San Diego (6 miles)

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