Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Buena Park

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 57 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Buena Park 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	57	77	90	81	72	64	62	61	62	63	63	61	60	57	56	56	55
Tue	57	81	93	89	75	65	61	61	61	62	63	65	63	60	59	58	55
Wed	56	79	93	86	74	67	61	61	61	63	66	65	63	59	56	55	54
Thu	57	78	89	82	72	64	62	61	62	63	65	64	64	59	57	56	54
Fri	55	65	69	69	66	63	62	63	64	67	68	68	68	63	62	60	54
Sat	54	56	56	56	58	61	65	67	66	66	64	64	62	59	57	56	55
Sun	54	55	54	55	57	60	63	63	63	62	60	58	58	57	58	58	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 61-mile drive from Murrieta to Buena Park (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Buena Park 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 Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Buena Park?

The 61-mile drive usually takes 54 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Buena Park?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	90	81	72	64	62	61	62	63	63	61	60	57	56	56	55
Tue	57	81	93	89	75	65	61	61	61	62	63	65	63	60	59	58	55
Wed	56	79	93	86	74	67	61	61	61	63	66	65	63	59	56	55	54
Thu	57	78	89	82	72	64	62	61	62	63	65	64	64	59	57	56	54
Fri	55	65	69	69	66	63	62	63	64	67	68	68	68	63	62	60	54
Sat	54	56	56	56	58	61	65	67	66	66	64	64	62	59	57	56	55
Sun	54	55	54	55	57	60	63	63	63	62	60	58	58	57	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	90	81	72	64	62	61	62	63	63	61	60	57	56	56	55
Tue	57	81	93	89	75	65	61	61	61	62	63	65	63	60	59	58	55
Wed	56	79	93	86	74	67	61	61	61	63	66	65	63	59	56	55	54
Thu	57	78	89	82	72	64	62	61	62	63	65	64	64	59	57	56	54
Fri	55	65	69	69	66	63	62	63	64	67	68	68	68	63	62	60	54
Sat	54	56	56	56	58	61	65	67	66	66	64	64	62	59	57	56	55
Sun	54	55	54	55	57	60	63	63	63	62	60	58	58	57	58	58	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	90	81	72	64	62	61	62	63	63	61	60	57	56	56	55
Tue	57	81	93	89	75	65	61	61	61	62	63	65	63	60	59	58	55
Wed	56	79	93	86	74	67	61	61	61	63	66	65	63	59	56	55	54
Thu	57	78	89	82	72	64	62	61	62	63	65	64	64	59	57	56	54
Fri	55	65	69	69	66	63	62	63	64	67	68	68	68	63	62	60	54
Sat	54	56	56	56	58	61	65	67	66	66	64	64	62	59	57	56	55
Sun	54	55	54	55	57	60	63	63	63	62	60	58	58	57	58	58	54