Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Altadena

Right now (12:37 am PDT): about 75 minutes via I-15 North and I-210 West.

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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Murrieta to Altadena 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	77	128	133	114	99	88	84	84	85	89	95	91	84	76	74	74	73
Tue	77	144	140	125	105	91	84	82	86	90	97	99	92	81	77	75	73
Wed	77	131	136	120	103	90	84	84	89	99	104	100	96	81	75	74	72
Thu	76	129	132	113	98	89	86	85	89	98	105	103	97	82	76	75	72
Fri	75	96	101	96	92	87	90	96	102	109	110	109	99	86	80	76	73
Sat	72	74	74	75	78	83	91	92	93	94	92	91	87	85	78	78	75
Sun	72	73	72	74	76	79	85	87	86	85	81	79	78	78	77	76	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Murrieta to Altadena (via I-15 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Altadena 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 Murrieta to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 72 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Altadena?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-210 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	77	128	133	114	99	88	84	84	85	89	95	91	84	76	74	74	73
Tue	77	144	140	125	105	91	84	82	86	90	97	99	92	81	77	75	73
Wed	77	131	136	120	103	90	84	84	89	99	104	100	96	81	75	74	72
Thu	76	129	132	113	98	89	86	85	89	98	105	103	97	82	76	75	72
Fri	75	96	101	96	92	87	90	96	102	109	110	109	99	86	80	76	73
Sat	72	74	74	75	78	83	91	92	93	94	92	91	87	85	78	78	75
Sun	72	73	72	74	76	79	85	87	86	85	81	79	78	78	77	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	128	133	114	99	88	84	84	85	89	95	91	84	76	74	74	73
Tue	77	144	140	125	105	91	84	82	86	90	97	99	92	81	77	75	73
Wed	77	131	136	120	103	90	84	84	89	99	104	100	96	81	75	74	72
Thu	76	129	132	113	98	89	86	85	89	98	105	103	97	82	76	75	72
Fri	75	96	101	96	92	87	90	96	102	109	110	109	99	86	80	76	73
Sat	72	74	74	75	78	83	91	92	93	94	92	91	87	85	78	78	75
Sun	72	73	72	74	76	79	85	87	86	85	81	79	78	78	77	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	128	133	114	99	88	84	84	85	89	95	91	84	76	74	74	73
Tue	77	144	140	125	105	91	84	82	86	90	97	99	92	81	77	75	73
Wed	77	131	136	120	103	90	84	84	89	99	104	100	96	81	75	74	72
Thu	76	129	132	113	98	89	86	85	89	98	105	103	97	82	76	75	72
Fri	75	96	101	96	92	87	90	96	102	109	110	109	99	86	80	76	73
Sat	72	74	74	75	78	83	91	92	93	94	92	91	87	85	78	78	75
Sun	72	73	72	74	76	79	85	87	86	85	81	79	78	78	77	76	73