Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Long Beach

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 74 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Long Beach 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	73	94	106	99	87	80	77	78	78	79	80	81	80	73	72	71	70
Tue	73	97	108	104	91	81	78	78	77	79	83	86	85	78	73	72	70
Wed	72	98	112	102	91	83	78	79	78	80	84	85	86	76	74	71	69
Thu	73	95	106	97	88	80	78	78	78	81	85	88	85	77	73	71	70
Fri	71	81	85	85	81	78	78	79	80	83	88	88	85	78	75	74	69
Sat	70	70	71	72	74	77	82	83	84	83	81	80	78	75	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	74	77	80	80	79	78	76	75	75	73	74	73	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Murrieta to Long Beach (via I-15 North and SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to downtown Long 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Long Beach?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 69 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	73	94	106	99	87	80	77	78	78	79	80	81	80	73	72	71	70
Tue	73	97	108	104	91	81	78	78	77	79	83	86	85	78	73	72	70
Wed	72	98	112	102	91	83	78	79	78	80	84	85	86	76	74	71	69
Thu	73	95	106	97	88	80	78	78	78	81	85	88	85	77	73	71	70
Fri	71	81	85	85	81	78	78	79	80	83	88	88	85	78	75	74	69
Sat	70	70	71	72	74	77	82	83	84	83	81	80	78	75	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	74	77	80	80	79	78	76	75	75	73	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	94	106	99	87	80	77	78	78	79	80	81	80	73	72	71	70
Tue	73	97	108	104	91	81	78	78	77	79	83	86	85	78	73	72	70
Wed	72	98	112	102	91	83	78	79	78	80	84	85	86	76	74	71	69
Thu	73	95	106	97	88	80	78	78	78	81	85	88	85	77	73	71	70
Fri	71	81	85	85	81	78	78	79	80	83	88	88	85	78	75	74	69
Sat	70	70	71	72	74	77	82	83	84	83	81	80	78	75	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	74	77	80	80	79	78	76	75	75	73	74	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	94	106	99	87	80	77	78	78	79	80	81	80	73	72	71	70
Tue	73	97	108	104	91	81	78	78	77	79	83	86	85	78	73	72	70
Wed	72	98	112	102	91	83	78	79	78	80	84	85	86	76	74	71	69
Thu	73	95	106	97	88	80	78	78	78	81	85	88	85	77	73	71	70
Fri	71	81	85	85	81	78	78	79	80	83	88	88	85	78	75	74	69
Sat	70	70	71	72	74	77	82	83	84	83	81	80	78	75	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	71	74	77	80	80	79	78	76	75	75	73	74	73	69