Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to La Mesa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via I-15 South, usually 61 at this time.

Only 64% 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 La Mesa 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	70	84	77	63	62	61	61	61	64	71	74	65	60	59	58	57
Tue	57	70	91	86	68	62	61	60	61	67	75	76	72	62	59	58	57
Wed	57	69	91	79	66	61	61	60	61	67	76	77	73	62	59	58	57
Thu	57	68	90	77	65	61	61	61	61	67	74	76	72	62	59	58	57
Fri	57	64	68	64	61	61	61	61	63	69	73	72	64	61	60	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	59	59	60	62	64	64	64	62	60	59	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	60	59	59	59	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Murrieta to La Mesa (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central La Mesa 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 La Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to La Mesa?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to La Mesa?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (43 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (14 miles) · I-8 East in San Diego (5 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (1.6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	70	84	77	63	62	61	61	61	64	71	74	65	60	59	58	57
Tue	57	70	91	86	68	62	61	60	61	67	75	76	72	62	59	58	57
Wed	57	69	91	79	66	61	61	60	61	67	76	77	73	62	59	58	57
Thu	57	68	90	77	65	61	61	61	61	67	74	76	72	62	59	58	57
Fri	57	64	68	64	61	61	61	61	63	69	73	72	64	61	60	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	59	59	60	62	64	64	64	62	60	59	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	60	59	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	84	77	63	62	61	61	61	64	71	74	65	60	59	58	57
Tue	57	70	91	86	68	62	61	60	61	67	75	76	72	62	59	58	57
Wed	57	69	91	79	66	61	61	60	61	67	76	77	73	62	59	58	57
Thu	57	68	90	77	65	61	61	61	61	67	74	76	72	62	59	58	57
Fri	57	64	68	64	61	61	61	61	63	69	73	72	64	61	60	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	59	59	60	62	64	64	64	62	60	59	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	60	59	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	70	84	77	63	62	61	61	61	64	71	74	65	60	59	58	57
Tue	57	70	91	86	68	62	61	60	61	67	75	76	72	62	59	58	57
Wed	57	69	91	79	66	61	61	60	61	67	76	77	73	62	59	58	57
Thu	57	68	90	77	65	61	61	61	61	67	74	76	72	62	59	58	57
Fri	57	64	68	64	61	61	61	61	63	69	73	72	64	61	60	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	59	59	60	62	64	64	64	62	60	59	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	60	59	59	59	57