Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to East Los Angeles

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 115 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 57% 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 East Los Angeles 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	71	94	108	100	87	80	76	77	78	80	80	77	75	72	69	69	68
Tue	70	99	111	105	90	80	76	76	76	79	81	84	80	75	72	70	68
Wed	70	96	110	103	89	82	76	77	77	81	85	84	80	74	69	68	67
Thu	70	96	106	97	87	79	77	77	78	83	88	87	81	74	71	69	67
Fri	69	79	84	84	81	78	78	80	82	88	89	93	88	78	74	72	67
Sat	67	69	70	71	73	77	80	82	83	83	80	82	77	73	71	70	68
Sun	67	68	68	69	72	75	79	79	78	77	75	73	72	72	73	72	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Murrieta to East Los Angeles (via I-15 North and SR-91 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 111 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 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 East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to East Los Angeles?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 67 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 111 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) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (6 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	71	94	108	100	87	80	76	77	78	80	80	77	75	72	69	69	68
Tue	70	99	111	105	90	80	76	76	76	79	81	84	80	75	72	70	68
Wed	70	96	110	103	89	82	76	77	77	81	85	84	80	74	69	68	67
Thu	70	96	106	97	87	79	77	77	78	83	88	87	81	74	71	69	67
Fri	69	79	84	84	81	78	78	80	82	88	89	93	88	78	74	72	67
Sat	67	69	70	71	73	77	80	82	83	83	80	82	77	73	71	70	68
Sun	67	68	68	69	72	75	79	79	78	77	75	73	72	72	73	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	94	108	100	87	80	76	77	78	80	80	77	75	72	69	69	68
Tue	70	99	111	105	90	80	76	76	76	79	81	84	80	75	72	70	68
Wed	70	96	110	103	89	82	76	77	77	81	85	84	80	74	69	68	67
Thu	70	96	106	97	87	79	77	77	78	83	88	87	81	74	71	69	67
Fri	69	79	84	84	81	78	78	80	82	88	89	93	88	78	74	72	67
Sat	67	69	70	71	73	77	80	82	83	83	80	82	77	73	71	70	68
Sun	67	68	68	69	72	75	79	79	78	77	75	73	72	72	73	72	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	94	108	100	87	80	76	77	78	80	80	77	75	72	69	69	68
Tue	70	99	111	105	90	80	76	76	76	79	81	84	80	75	72	70	68
Wed	70	96	110	103	89	82	76	77	77	81	85	84	80	74	69	68	67
Thu	70	96	106	97	87	79	77	77	78	83	88	87	81	74	71	69	67
Fri	69	79	84	84	81	78	78	80	82	88	89	93	88	78	74	72	67
Sat	67	69	70	71	73	77	80	82	83	83	80	82	77	73	71	70	68
Sun	67	68	68	69	72	75	79	79	78	77	75	73	72	72	73	72	67