Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Fountain Valley
Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-15 North, usually 63 at this time.
Only 47% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 62 | 83 | 93 | 86 | 77 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Tue | 62 | 86 | 97 | 93 | 80 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 60 |
| Wed | 62 | 82 | 96 | 90 | 79 | 71 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 59 |
| Thu | 61 | 84 | 92 | 83 | 75 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 60 |
| Fri | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 60 |
| Sat | 59 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 60 |
| Sun | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Murrieta to Fountain Valley (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).
About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Fountain Valley?
The 66-mile drive usually takes 59 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Fountain Valley?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles)
Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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