Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Highland

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 65 minutes via I-215 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Highland 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	48	59	79	75	67	62	62	66	67	70	70	75	69	60	53	52	49
Tue	48	63	83	82	67	60	61	64	66	72	77	81	77	62	53	50	48
Wed	48	62	86	79	64	61	61	61	67	72	77	78	75	61	52	51	50
Thu	49	60	81	76	67	62	64	65	68	72	80	82	77	61	53	50	49
Fri	49	56	72	69	65	65	67	68	76	78	85	82	78	68	57	51	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	55	60	59	60	65	60	57	58	56	52	50	49
Sun	49	48	48	49	49	51	55	59	57	56	53	52	53	52	53	51	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Murrieta to Highland (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 48 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Highland?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (39 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	79	75	67	62	62	66	67	70	70	75	69	60	53	52	49
Tue	48	63	83	82	67	60	61	64	66	72	77	81	77	62	53	50	48
Wed	48	62	86	79	64	61	61	61	67	72	77	78	75	61	52	51	50
Thu	49	60	81	76	67	62	64	65	68	72	80	82	77	61	53	50	49
Fri	49	56	72	69	65	65	67	68	76	78	85	82	78	68	57	51	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	55	60	59	60	65	60	57	58	56	52	50	49
Sun	49	48	48	49	49	51	55	59	57	56	53	52	53	52	53	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	79	75	67	62	62	66	67	70	70	75	69	60	53	52	49
Tue	48	63	83	82	67	60	61	64	66	72	77	81	77	62	53	50	48
Wed	48	62	86	79	64	61	61	61	67	72	77	78	75	61	52	51	50
Thu	49	60	81	76	67	62	64	65	68	72	80	82	77	61	53	50	49
Fri	49	56	72	69	65	65	67	68	76	78	85	82	78	68	57	51	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	55	60	59	60	65	60	57	58	56	52	50	49
Sun	49	48	48	49	49	51	55	59	57	56	53	52	53	52	53	51	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	59	79	75	67	62	62	66	67	70	70	75	69	60	53	52	49
Tue	48	63	83	82	67	60	61	64	66	72	77	81	77	62	53	50	48
Wed	48	62	86	79	64	61	61	61	67	72	77	78	75	61	52	51	50
Thu	49	60	81	76	67	62	64	65	68	72	80	82	77	61	53	50	49
Fri	49	56	72	69	65	65	67	68	76	78	85	82	78	68	57	51	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	55	60	59	60	65	60	57	58	56	52	50	49
Sun	49	48	48	49	49	51	55	59	57	56	53	52	53	52	53	51	48