Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Coachella

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via I-10 East, usually 100 at this time.

Only 14% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Murrieta to Coachella (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 94 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 43 miles surface streets (44 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Coachella 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 Coachella?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 94 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 91-mile drive usually takes 94 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Coachella?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 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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