Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Apple Valley

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 100 minutes via I-15 North, usually 95 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Apple Valley 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	89	96	107	107	102	101	99	103	103	102	106	109	106	101	96	91	89
Tue	89	96	111	110	102	99	99	100	101	100	105	107	105	100	97	91	89
Wed	88	96	110	107	101	100	98	98	98	101	104	107	105	98	94	89	87
Thu	89	96	109	107	101	99	98	99	100	104	109	111	110	105	101	93	87
Fri	89	91	98	102	101	100	101	103	105	115	121	124	117	114	104	97	89
Sat	87	88	89	90	91	94	97	98	96	97	95	94	93	95	93	93	90
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	91	94	95	95	94	92	91	91	90	91	90	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Murrieta to Apple Valley (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 125 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 81 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (13 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Apple Valley 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 Apple Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Apple Valley?

The 95-mile drive usually takes 87 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Apple Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (49 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (21 miles)

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	89	96	107	107	102	101	99	103	103	102	106	109	106	101	96	91	89
Tue	89	96	111	110	102	99	99	100	101	100	105	107	105	100	97	91	89
Wed	88	96	110	107	101	100	98	98	98	101	104	107	105	98	94	89	87
Thu	89	96	109	107	101	99	98	99	100	104	109	111	110	105	101	93	87
Fri	89	91	98	102	101	100	101	103	105	115	121	124	117	114	104	97	89
Sat	87	88	89	90	91	94	97	98	96	97	95	94	93	95	93	93	90
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	91	94	95	95	94	92	91	91	90	91	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	96	107	107	102	101	99	103	103	102	106	109	106	101	96	91	89
Tue	89	96	111	110	102	99	99	100	101	100	105	107	105	100	97	91	89
Wed	88	96	110	107	101	100	98	98	98	101	104	107	105	98	94	89	87
Thu	89	96	109	107	101	99	98	99	100	104	109	111	110	105	101	93	87
Fri	89	91	98	102	101	100	101	103	105	115	121	124	117	114	104	97	89
Sat	87	88	89	90	91	94	97	98	96	97	95	94	93	95	93	93	90
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	91	94	95	95	94	92	91	91	90	91	90	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	96	107	107	102	101	99	103	103	102	106	109	106	101	96	91	89
Tue	89	96	111	110	102	99	99	100	101	100	105	107	105	100	97	91	89
Wed	88	96	110	107	101	100	98	98	98	101	104	107	105	98	94	89	87
Thu	89	96	109	107	101	99	98	99	100	104	109	111	110	105	101	93	87
Fri	89	91	98	102	101	100	101	103	105	115	121	124	117	114	104	97	89
Sat	87	88	89	90	91	94	97	98	96	97	95	94	93	95	93	93	90
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	91	94	95	95	94	92	91	91	90	91	90	87