Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Murrieta

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 102 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East and I-5 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 37% 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.

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Los Angeles to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (100 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Murrieta to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 78 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 2 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Murrieta along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Los Angeles 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	72	77	85	87	83	82	84	85	87	95	106	111	107	96	83	75	72
Tue	71	77	90	91	85	83	83	84	87	98	109	119	112	100	87	77	71
Wed	71	77	90	91	86	83	84	85	89	100	111	116	113	100	87	78	72
Thu	71	78	90	92	86	84	86	89	95	105	119	122	116	102	89	79	73
Fri	71	76	83	86	85	85	89	98	106	119	125	122	114	104	90	81	74
Sat	71	73	74	77	83	96	100	95	94	98	99	93	91	86	81	79	73
Sun	71	71	71	73	74	78	80	81	83	84	85	83	81	80	79	79	73

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 Los Angeles to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Murrieta?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	72	77	85	87	83	82	84	85	87	95	106	111	107	96	83	75	72
Tue	71	77	90	91	85	83	83	84	87	98	109	119	112	100	87	77	71
Wed	71	77	90	91	86	83	84	85	89	100	111	116	113	100	87	78	72
Thu	71	78	90	92	86	84	86	89	95	105	119	122	116	102	89	79	73
Fri	71	76	83	86	85	85	89	98	106	119	125	122	114	104	90	81	74
Sat	71	73	74	77	83	96	100	95	94	98	99	93	91	86	81	79	73
Sun	71	71	71	73	74	78	80	81	83	84	85	83	81	80	79	79	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	85	87	83	82	84	85	87	95	106	111	107	96	83	75	72
Tue	71	77	90	91	85	83	83	84	87	98	109	119	112	100	87	77	71
Wed	71	77	90	91	86	83	84	85	89	100	111	116	113	100	87	78	72
Thu	71	78	90	92	86	84	86	89	95	105	119	122	116	102	89	79	73
Fri	71	76	83	86	85	85	89	98	106	119	125	122	114	104	90	81	74
Sat	71	73	74	77	83	96	100	95	94	98	99	93	91	86	81	79	73
Sun	71	71	71	73	74	78	80	81	83	84	85	83	81	80	79	79	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	85	87	83	82	84	85	87	95	106	111	107	96	83	75	72
Tue	71	77	90	91	85	83	83	84	87	98	109	119	112	100	87	77	71
Wed	71	77	90	91	86	83	84	85	89	100	111	116	113	100	87	78	72
Thu	71	78	90	92	86	84	86	89	95	105	119	122	116	102	89	79	73
Fri	71	76	83	86	85	85	89	98	106	119	125	122	114	104	90	81	74
Sat	71	73	74	77	83	96	100	95	94	98	99	93	91	86	81	79	73
Sun	71	71	71	73	74	78	80	81	83	84	85	83	81	80	79	79	73