Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to East Los Angeles

Right now (8:50 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 68 at this time.

Only 39% 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	95	104	99	91	82	79	79	79	81	81	78	76	73	70	70	68
Tue	69	99	110	104	92	82	78	78	78	80	82	85	81	77	73	71	68
Wed	70	91	106	102	89	82	77	78	78	82	86	86	82	75	70	69	67
Thu	70	94	102	94	86	80	79	78	79	83	88	87	82	75	71	70	68
Fri	69	81	84	85	81	79	79	82	83	88	89	92	90	81	75	72	67
Sat	67	71	70	73	74	76	79	81	80	82	80	81	78	78	75	74	70
Sun	67	68	68	69	73	76	79	78	78	78	76	75	74	75	73	73	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 110 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (82 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 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 110 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 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 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	95	104	99	91	82	79	79	79	81	81	78	76	73	70	70	68
Tue	69	99	110	104	92	82	78	78	78	80	82	85	81	77	73	71	68
Wed	70	91	106	102	89	82	77	78	78	82	86	86	82	75	70	69	67
Thu	70	94	102	94	86	80	79	78	79	83	88	87	82	75	71	70	68
Fri	69	81	84	85	81	79	79	82	83	88	89	92	90	81	75	72	67
Sat	67	71	70	73	74	76	79	81	80	82	80	81	78	78	75	74	70
Sun	67	68	68	69	73	76	79	78	78	78	76	75	74	75	73	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	95	104	99	91	82	79	79	79	81	81	78	76	73	70	70	68
Tue	69	99	110	104	92	82	78	78	78	80	82	85	81	77	73	71	68
Wed	70	91	106	102	89	82	77	78	78	82	86	86	82	75	70	69	67
Thu	70	94	102	94	86	80	79	78	79	83	88	87	82	75	71	70	68
Fri	69	81	84	85	81	79	79	82	83	88	89	92	90	81	75	72	67
Sat	67	71	70	73	74	76	79	81	80	82	80	81	78	78	75	74	70
Sun	67	68	68	69	73	76	79	78	78	78	76	75	74	75	73	73	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	95	104	99	91	82	79	79	79	81	81	78	76	73	70	70	68
Tue	69	99	110	104	92	82	78	78	78	80	82	85	81	77	73	71	68
Wed	70	91	106	102	89	82	77	78	78	82	86	86	82	75	70	69	67
Thu	70	94	102	94	86	80	79	78	79	83	88	87	82	75	71	70	68
Fri	69	81	84	85	81	79	79	82	83	88	89	92	90	81	75	72	67
Sat	67	71	70	73	74	76	79	81	80	82	80	81	78	78	75	74	70
Sun	67	68	68	69	73	76	79	78	78	78	76	75	74	75	73	73	67