Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Huntington Beach
Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 71 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 70 | 93 | 105 | 98 | 86 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 |
| Tue | 70 | 98 | 111 | 106 | 91 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 67 |
| Wed | 70 | 97 | 113 | 103 | 91 | 82 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
| Thu | 70 | 95 | 107 | 98 | 86 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 67 |
| Fri | 69 | 82 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 69 |
| Sat | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 68 |
| Sun | 67 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 67 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Murrieta to Huntington Beach (via I-15 North and SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (85 minutes).
About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Huntington Beach?
The 72-mile drive usually takes 67 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Huntington Beach?
Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles)
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