Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Cathedral City

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-10 East and I-215 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Cathedral City 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	87	88	87	89	89	91	93	94	95	94	98	109	106	105	97	95	88
Tue	87	88	87	89	90	90	91	92	93	93	99	109	109	105	98	92	87
Wed	87	88	87	89	90	90	91	91	93	92	99	107	106	103	96	92	87
Thu	87	88	88	90	91	91	91	91	92	94	100	103	109	103	96	92	87
Fri	87	89	88	90	93	91	92	92	93	96	100	108	108	101	92	91	87
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	92	93	93	93	90	89	88	87	87	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	88	88	88	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Murrieta to Cathedral City (via I-10 East and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 87 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (56 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 87 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Cathedral City?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 87 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Cathedral City?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	88	87	89	89	91	93	94	95	94	98	109	106	105	97	95	88
Tue	87	88	87	89	90	90	91	92	93	93	99	109	109	105	98	92	87
Wed	87	88	87	89	90	90	91	91	93	92	99	107	106	103	96	92	87
Thu	87	88	88	90	91	91	91	91	92	94	100	103	109	103	96	92	87
Fri	87	89	88	90	93	91	92	92	93	96	100	108	108	101	92	91	87
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	92	93	93	93	90	89	88	87	87	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	88	88	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	88	87	89	89	91	93	94	95	94	98	109	106	105	97	95	88
Tue	87	88	87	89	90	90	91	92	93	93	99	109	109	105	98	92	87
Wed	87	88	87	89	90	90	91	91	93	92	99	107	106	103	96	92	87
Thu	87	88	88	90	91	91	91	91	92	94	100	103	109	103	96	92	87
Fri	87	89	88	90	93	91	92	92	93	96	100	108	108	101	92	91	87
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	92	93	93	93	90	89	88	87	87	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	88	88	88	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	88	87	89	89	91	93	94	95	94	98	109	106	105	97	95	88
Tue	87	88	87	89	90	90	91	92	93	93	99	109	109	105	98	92	87
Wed	87	88	87	89	90	90	91	91	93	92	99	107	106	103	96	92	87
Thu	87	88	88	90	91	91	91	91	92	94	100	103	109	103	96	92	87
Fri	87	89	88	90	93	91	92	92	93	96	100	108	108	101	92	91	87
Sat	87	87	87	87	88	88	92	93	93	93	90	89	88	87	87	87	87
Sun	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	87	88	88	88	87