Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Carson

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 38% 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 Carson 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	103	120	109	94	86	83	82	84	86	89	87	85	76	74	73	72
Tue	76	110	122	117	99	88	83	83	84	88	89	92	90	80	76	75	72
Wed	75	106	121	115	99	89	82	83	85	89	93	95	91	80	74	73	71
Thu	76	106	118	110	95	87	84	84	86	90	94	95	93	80	74	73	71
Fri	75	89	94	94	90	86	85	87	89	93	97	98	95	85	80	77	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	77	80	86	90	87	88	86	86	85	80	76	74	72
Sun	71	72	72	73	76	79	82	82	82	81	79	77	76	75	76	76	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Murrieta to Carson (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 122 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 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 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 Carson 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 Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Carson?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 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	103	120	109	94	86	83	82	84	86	89	87	85	76	74	73	72
Tue	76	110	122	117	99	88	83	83	84	88	89	92	90	80	76	75	72
Wed	75	106	121	115	99	89	82	83	85	89	93	95	91	80	74	73	71
Thu	76	106	118	110	95	87	84	84	86	90	94	95	93	80	74	73	71
Fri	75	89	94	94	90	86	85	87	89	93	97	98	95	85	80	77	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	77	80	86	90	87	88	86	86	85	80	76	74	72
Sun	71	72	72	73	76	79	82	82	82	81	79	77	76	75	76	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	103	120	109	94	86	83	82	84	86	89	87	85	76	74	73	72
Tue	76	110	122	117	99	88	83	83	84	88	89	92	90	80	76	75	72
Wed	75	106	121	115	99	89	82	83	85	89	93	95	91	80	74	73	71
Thu	76	106	118	110	95	87	84	84	86	90	94	95	93	80	74	73	71
Fri	75	89	94	94	90	86	85	87	89	93	97	98	95	85	80	77	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	77	80	86	90	87	88	86	86	85	80	76	74	72
Sun	71	72	72	73	76	79	82	82	82	81	79	77	76	75	76	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	103	120	109	94	86	83	82	84	86	89	87	85	76	74	73	72
Tue	76	110	122	117	99	88	83	83	84	88	89	92	90	80	76	75	72
Wed	75	106	121	115	99	89	82	83	85	89	93	95	91	80	74	73	71
Thu	76	106	118	110	95	87	84	84	86	90	94	95	93	80	74	73	71
Fri	75	89	94	94	90	86	85	87	89	93	97	98	95	85	80	77	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	77	80	86	90	87	88	86	86	85	80	76	74	72
Sun	71	72	72	73	76	79	82	82	82	81	79	77	76	75	76	76	71