Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Gardena

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Gardena 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	75	98	112	102	91	82	80	80	81	83	85	82	81	75	74	73	72
Tue	77	111	123	115	99	87	83	82	84	88	90	91	88	80	76	75	72
Wed	77	106	120	111	97	87	82	82	84	89	93	93	90	80	74	73	72
Thu	77	107	117	106	93	86	83	83	85	90	93	92	90	79	75	74	72
Fri	75	89	94	92	87	84	84	86	89	93	95	97	93	84	80	78	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	77	80	85	88	87	88	86	86	83	78	76	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	82	82	82	81	79	78	77	76	76	76	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Murrieta to Gardena (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 123 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 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 Gardena 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 Gardena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 72 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Gardena?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (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	75	98	112	102	91	82	80	80	81	83	85	82	81	75	74	73	72
Tue	77	111	123	115	99	87	83	82	84	88	90	91	88	80	76	75	72
Wed	77	106	120	111	97	87	82	82	84	89	93	93	90	80	74	73	72
Thu	77	107	117	106	93	86	83	83	85	90	93	92	90	79	75	74	72
Fri	75	89	94	92	87	84	84	86	89	93	95	97	93	84	80	78	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	77	80	85	88	87	88	86	86	83	78	76	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	82	82	82	81	79	78	77	76	76	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	98	112	102	91	82	80	80	81	83	85	82	81	75	74	73	72
Tue	77	111	123	115	99	87	83	82	84	88	90	91	88	80	76	75	72
Wed	77	106	120	111	97	87	82	82	84	89	93	93	90	80	74	73	72
Thu	77	107	117	106	93	86	83	83	85	90	93	92	90	79	75	74	72
Fri	75	89	94	92	87	84	84	86	89	93	95	97	93	84	80	78	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	77	80	85	88	87	88	86	86	83	78	76	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	82	82	82	81	79	78	77	76	76	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	98	112	102	91	82	80	80	81	83	85	82	81	75	74	73	72
Tue	77	111	123	115	99	87	83	82	84	88	90	91	88	80	76	75	72
Wed	77	106	120	111	97	87	82	82	84	89	93	93	90	80	74	73	72
Thu	77	107	117	106	93	86	83	83	85	90	93	92	90	79	75	74	72
Fri	75	89	94	92	87	84	84	86	89	93	95	97	93	84	80	78	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	77	80	85	88	87	88	86	86	83	78	76	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	82	82	82	81	79	78	77	76	76	76	72