Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Irvine

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-15 North, usually 60 at this time.

Only 67% 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 Irvine 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	57	77	88	81	70	62	60	61	60	60	60	59	60	56	56	56	54
Tue	57	80	90	86	73	63	60	60	60	60	60	65	63	60	58	57	54
Wed	56	81	95	83	73	65	60	61	60	60	61	63	63	57	56	56	54
Thu	57	78	88	79	71	63	60	60	61	62	62	63	61	58	56	56	54
Fri	56	65	67	67	65	61	61	62	62	63	65	66	64	59	59	59	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	61	66	68	68	68	65	63	61	58	56	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	57	59	62	62	62	61	60	58	57	56	57	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Murrieta to Irvine (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 95 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 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Irvine 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Irvine?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 95 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 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	57	77	88	81	70	62	60	61	60	60	60	59	60	56	56	56	54
Tue	57	80	90	86	73	63	60	60	60	60	60	65	63	60	58	57	54
Wed	56	81	95	83	73	65	60	61	60	60	61	63	63	57	56	56	54
Thu	57	78	88	79	71	63	60	60	61	62	62	63	61	58	56	56	54
Fri	56	65	67	67	65	61	61	62	62	63	65	66	64	59	59	59	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	61	66	68	68	68	65	63	61	58	56	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	57	59	62	62	62	61	60	58	57	56	57	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	88	81	70	62	60	61	60	60	60	59	60	56	56	56	54
Tue	57	80	90	86	73	63	60	60	60	60	60	65	63	60	58	57	54
Wed	56	81	95	83	73	65	60	61	60	60	61	63	63	57	56	56	54
Thu	57	78	88	79	71	63	60	60	61	62	62	63	61	58	56	56	54
Fri	56	65	67	67	65	61	61	62	62	63	65	66	64	59	59	59	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	61	66	68	68	68	65	63	61	58	56	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	57	59	62	62	62	61	60	58	57	56	57	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	77	88	81	70	62	60	61	60	60	60	59	60	56	56	56	54
Tue	57	80	90	86	73	63	60	60	60	60	60	65	63	60	58	57	54
Wed	56	81	95	83	73	65	60	61	60	60	61	63	63	57	56	56	54
Thu	57	78	88	79	71	63	60	60	61	62	62	63	61	58	56	56	54
Fri	56	65	67	67	65	61	61	62	62	63	65	66	64	59	59	59	54
Sat	54	55	55	56	58	61	66	68	68	68	65	63	61	58	56	56	55
Sun	54	55	55	55	57	59	62	62	62	61	60	58	57	56	57	57	55