Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Los Angeles

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West and I-5 North, usually 77 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.

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 71 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Murrieta

Freeway, about 79 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 1.8 miles: 2 to 4 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	80	108	123	113	99	89	86	86	86	87	87	87	82	77	74	73	72
Tue	80	116	125	117	103	91	86	84	85	87	89	92	86	80	76	74	72
Wed	79	113	126	116	102	92	86	85	86	88	91	92	87	79	74	73	72
Thu	80	112	121	110	100	91	88	86	88	94	95	98	89	79	75	74	72
Fri	77	92	96	96	92	89	89	91	94	97	98	100	96	85	79	77	71
Sat	72	74	75	78	83	89	94	99	98	95	92	93	88	81	77	75	72
Sun	71	72	72	74	80	87	93	95	92	90	85	83	82	80	80	78	72

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 after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 71 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

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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	80	108	123	113	99	89	86	86	86	87	87	87	82	77	74	73	72
Tue	80	116	125	117	103	91	86	84	85	87	89	92	86	80	76	74	72
Wed	79	113	126	116	102	92	86	85	86	88	91	92	87	79	74	73	72
Thu	80	112	121	110	100	91	88	86	88	94	95	98	89	79	75	74	72
Fri	77	92	96	96	92	89	89	91	94	97	98	100	96	85	79	77	71
Sat	72	74	75	78	83	89	94	99	98	95	92	93	88	81	77	75	72
Sun	71	72	72	74	80	87	93	95	92	90	85	83	82	80	80	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	108	123	113	99	89	86	86	86	87	87	87	82	77	74	73	72
Tue	80	116	125	117	103	91	86	84	85	87	89	92	86	80	76	74	72
Wed	79	113	126	116	102	92	86	85	86	88	91	92	87	79	74	73	72
Thu	80	112	121	110	100	91	88	86	88	94	95	98	89	79	75	74	72
Fri	77	92	96	96	92	89	89	91	94	97	98	100	96	85	79	77	71
Sat	72	74	75	78	83	89	94	99	98	95	92	93	88	81	77	75	72
Sun	71	72	72	74	80	87	93	95	92	90	85	83	82	80	80	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	108	123	113	99	89	86	86	86	87	87	87	82	77	74	73	72
Tue	80	116	125	117	103	91	86	84	85	87	89	92	86	80	76	74	72
Wed	79	113	126	116	102	92	86	85	86	88	91	92	87	79	74	73	72
Thu	80	112	121	110	100	91	88	86	88	94	95	98	89	79	75	74	72
Fri	77	92	96	96	92	89	89	91	94	97	98	100	96	85	79	77	71
Sat	72	74	75	78	83	89	94	99	98	95	92	93	88	81	77	75	72
Sun	71	72	72	74	80	87	93	95	92	90	85	83	82	80	80	78	72