Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Apple Valley

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-15 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 29% 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	90	97	107	108	102	102	101	103	103	104	104	105	102	98	96	91	89
Tue	90	97	111	111	103	99	99	100	101	100	105	105	102	98	95	90	88
Wed	89	97	111	108	102	100	99	99	99	100	104	103	101	96	94	90	87
Thu	90	96	111	108	102	99	99	99	100	103	110	108	105	101	98	92	87
Fri	89	92	99	103	102	100	101	103	105	110	116	116	111	106	101	96	89
Sat	87	88	90	91	92	94	98	98	97	98	96	94	92	92	91	90	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	91	95	96	95	95	92	91	91	90	91	91	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 118 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 (99 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 118 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 118 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 118 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	90	97	107	108	102	102	101	103	103	104	104	105	102	98	96	91	89
Tue	90	97	111	111	103	99	99	100	101	100	105	105	102	98	95	90	88
Wed	89	97	111	108	102	100	99	99	99	100	104	103	101	96	94	90	87
Thu	90	96	111	108	102	99	99	99	100	103	110	108	105	101	98	92	87
Fri	89	92	99	103	102	100	101	103	105	110	116	116	111	106	101	96	89
Sat	87	88	90	91	92	94	98	98	97	98	96	94	92	92	91	90	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	91	95	96	95	95	92	91	91	90	91	91	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	97	107	108	102	102	101	103	103	104	104	105	102	98	96	91	89
Tue	90	97	111	111	103	99	99	100	101	100	105	105	102	98	95	90	88
Wed	89	97	111	108	102	100	99	99	99	100	104	103	101	96	94	90	87
Thu	90	96	111	108	102	99	99	99	100	103	110	108	105	101	98	92	87
Fri	89	92	99	103	102	100	101	103	105	110	116	116	111	106	101	96	89
Sat	87	88	90	91	92	94	98	98	97	98	96	94	92	92	91	90	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	91	95	96	95	95	92	91	91	90	91	91	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	97	107	108	102	102	101	103	103	104	104	105	102	98	96	91	89
Tue	90	97	111	111	103	99	99	100	101	100	105	105	102	98	95	90	88
Wed	89	97	111	108	102	100	99	99	99	100	104	103	101	96	94	90	87
Thu	90	96	111	108	102	99	99	99	100	103	110	108	105	101	98	92	87
Fri	89	92	99	103	102	100	101	103	105	110	116	116	111	106	101	96	89
Sat	87	88	90	91	92	94	98	98	97	98	96	94	92	92	91	90	88
Sun	88	88	88	88	89	91	95	96	95	95	92	91	91	90	91	91	87