Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Carson

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 88 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 27% 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	76	102	111	103	94	85	83	82	83	86	87	85	83	76	74	74	72
Tue	78	114	124	115	100	89	84	83	84	88	90	92	89	81	77	76	72
Wed	77	107	120	113	98	89	83	84	85	89	94	94	91	80	74	73	71
Thu	78	109	117	107	94	88	85	84	86	89	93	93	92	80	75	74	72
Fri	76	94	97	95	89	85	86	88	89	93	96	98	95	86	78	75	71
Sat	72	75	75	76	78	80	84	87	86	87	87	88	85	83	79	78	74
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	80	82	82	83	82	81	79	78	78	77	77	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 124 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 4 pm on Saturdays (88 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 5 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 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Carson?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 124 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	76	102	111	103	94	85	83	82	83	86	87	85	83	76	74	74	72
Tue	78	114	124	115	100	89	84	83	84	88	90	92	89	81	77	76	72
Wed	77	107	120	113	98	89	83	84	85	89	94	94	91	80	74	73	71
Thu	78	109	117	107	94	88	85	84	86	89	93	93	92	80	75	74	72
Fri	76	94	97	95	89	85	86	88	89	93	96	98	95	86	78	75	71
Sat	72	75	75	76	78	80	84	87	86	87	87	88	85	83	79	78	74
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	80	82	82	83	82	81	79	78	78	77	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	102	111	103	94	85	83	82	83	86	87	85	83	76	74	74	72
Tue	78	114	124	115	100	89	84	83	84	88	90	92	89	81	77	76	72
Wed	77	107	120	113	98	89	83	84	85	89	94	94	91	80	74	73	71
Thu	78	109	117	107	94	88	85	84	86	89	93	93	92	80	75	74	72
Fri	76	94	97	95	89	85	86	88	89	93	96	98	95	86	78	75	71
Sat	72	75	75	76	78	80	84	87	86	87	87	88	85	83	79	78	74
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	80	82	82	83	82	81	79	78	78	77	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	102	111	103	94	85	83	82	83	86	87	85	83	76	74	74	72
Tue	78	114	124	115	100	89	84	83	84	88	90	92	89	81	77	76	72
Wed	77	107	120	113	98	89	83	84	85	89	94	94	91	80	74	73	71
Thu	78	109	117	107	94	88	85	84	86	89	93	93	92	80	75	74	72
Fri	76	94	97	95	89	85	86	88	89	93	96	98	95	86	78	75	71
Sat	72	75	75	76	78	80	84	87	86	87	87	88	85	83	79	78	74
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	80	82	82	83	82	81	79	78	78	77	77	71