Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Downey

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 79 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Downey 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	67	91	102	97	89	80	76	77	78	81	82	80	78	71	68	67	66
Tue	66	95	108	102	90	80	77	76	77	81	84	87	84	76	71	69	66
Wed	67	89	104	100	87	80	75	76	77	82	87	87	84	74	68	66	65
Thu	67	91	100	92	84	78	76	76	79	83	88	87	83	73	69	67	65
Fri	66	79	82	82	79	77	77	80	81	87	88	89	86	79	73	69	65
Sat	65	68	67	69	70	73	76	77	77	78	78	78	75	75	72	71	67
Sun	65	66	65	67	69	72	75	75	74	74	72	71	70	71	70	69	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Murrieta to Downey (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Downey 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 Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	91	102	97	89	80	76	77	78	81	82	80	78	71	68	67	66
Tue	66	95	108	102	90	80	77	76	77	81	84	87	84	76	71	69	66
Wed	67	89	104	100	87	80	75	76	77	82	87	87	84	74	68	66	65
Thu	67	91	100	92	84	78	76	76	79	83	88	87	83	73	69	67	65
Fri	66	79	82	82	79	77	77	80	81	87	88	89	86	79	73	69	65
Sat	65	68	67	69	70	73	76	77	77	78	78	78	75	75	72	71	67
Sun	65	66	65	67	69	72	75	75	74	74	72	71	70	71	70	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	91	102	97	89	80	76	77	78	81	82	80	78	71	68	67	66
Tue	66	95	108	102	90	80	77	76	77	81	84	87	84	76	71	69	66
Wed	67	89	104	100	87	80	75	76	77	82	87	87	84	74	68	66	65
Thu	67	91	100	92	84	78	76	76	79	83	88	87	83	73	69	67	65
Fri	66	79	82	82	79	77	77	80	81	87	88	89	86	79	73	69	65
Sat	65	68	67	69	70	73	76	77	77	78	78	78	75	75	72	71	67
Sun	65	66	65	67	69	72	75	75	74	74	72	71	70	71	70	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	91	102	97	89	80	76	77	78	81	82	80	78	71	68	67	66
Tue	66	95	108	102	90	80	77	76	77	81	84	87	84	76	71	69	66
Wed	67	89	104	100	87	80	75	76	77	82	87	87	84	74	68	66	65
Thu	67	91	100	92	84	78	76	76	79	83	88	87	83	73	69	67	65
Fri	66	79	82	82	79	77	77	80	81	87	88	89	86	79	73	69	65
Sat	65	68	67	69	70	73	76	77	77	78	78	78	75	75	72	71	67
Sun	65	66	65	67	69	72	75	75	74	74	72	71	70	71	70	69	64