Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Los Angeles

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 72 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Los Angeles 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	77	104	117	106	94	85	82	82	82	84	84	81	79	76	74	73	72
Tue	77	110	122	115	98	87	82	81	81	84	86	88	84	80	77	75	72
Wed	76	104	118	111	96	87	82	82	81	85	89	89	85	79	74	73	72
Thu	76	106	116	104	93	86	83	82	82	88	92	91	86	79	76	75	72
Fri	75	87	90	90	86	84	84	86	88	93	93	96	95	86	79	76	72
Sat	72	75	75	76	80	83	86	87	87	86	85	86	83	79	77	78	79
Sun	71	72	72	73	77	81	84	84	84	83	81	80	80	81	79	77	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Murrieta to Los Angeles (via I-15 North and SR-91 West and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 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 Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Los Angeles?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 72 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (10 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	77	104	117	106	94	85	82	82	82	84	84	81	79	76	74	73	72
Tue	77	110	122	115	98	87	82	81	81	84	86	88	84	80	77	75	72
Wed	76	104	118	111	96	87	82	82	81	85	89	89	85	79	74	73	72
Thu	76	106	116	104	93	86	83	82	82	88	92	91	86	79	76	75	72
Fri	75	87	90	90	86	84	84	86	88	93	93	96	95	86	79	76	72
Sat	72	75	75	76	80	83	86	87	87	86	85	86	83	79	77	78	79
Sun	71	72	72	73	77	81	84	84	84	83	81	80	80	81	79	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	104	117	106	94	85	82	82	82	84	84	81	79	76	74	73	72
Tue	77	110	122	115	98	87	82	81	81	84	86	88	84	80	77	75	72
Wed	76	104	118	111	96	87	82	82	81	85	89	89	85	79	74	73	72
Thu	76	106	116	104	93	86	83	82	82	88	92	91	86	79	76	75	72
Fri	75	87	90	90	86	84	84	86	88	93	93	96	95	86	79	76	72
Sat	72	75	75	76	80	83	86	87	87	86	85	86	83	79	77	78	79
Sun	71	72	72	73	77	81	84	84	84	83	81	80	80	81	79	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	104	117	106	94	85	82	82	82	84	84	81	79	76	74	73	72
Tue	77	110	122	115	98	87	82	81	81	84	86	88	84	80	77	75	72
Wed	76	104	118	111	96	87	82	82	81	85	89	89	85	79	74	73	72
Thu	76	106	116	104	93	86	83	82	82	88	92	91	86	79	76	75	72
Fri	75	87	90	90	86	84	84	86	88	93	93	96	95	86	79	76	72
Sat	72	75	75	76	80	83	86	87	87	86	85	86	83	79	77	78	79
Sun	71	72	72	73	77	81	84	84	84	83	81	80	80	81	79	77	72