Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Norwalk

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 62 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Norwalk 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	62	83	97	90	78	69	66	67	67	69	69	66	65	62	61	61	59
Tue	61	87	99	95	80	70	66	66	66	68	69	71	69	65	63	62	60
Wed	61	85	98	92	79	72	66	67	66	69	72	72	69	64	61	60	59
Thu	61	84	94	87	78	69	67	67	67	71	74	73	70	64	61	61	59
Fri	60	70	74	74	71	68	67	69	70	74	75	76	75	69	67	65	59
Sat	59	60	61	61	63	66	70	71	71	71	69	70	67	63	62	61	59
Sun	59	60	59	60	63	66	69	69	68	67	65	63	63	62	63	63	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Murrieta to Norwalk (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 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 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 59 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Norwalk?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 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 Orange County (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	83	97	90	78	69	66	67	67	69	69	66	65	62	61	61	59
Tue	61	87	99	95	80	70	66	66	66	68	69	71	69	65	63	62	60
Wed	61	85	98	92	79	72	66	67	66	69	72	72	69	64	61	60	59
Thu	61	84	94	87	78	69	67	67	67	71	74	73	70	64	61	61	59
Fri	60	70	74	74	71	68	67	69	70	74	75	76	75	69	67	65	59
Sat	59	60	61	61	63	66	70	71	71	71	69	70	67	63	62	61	59
Sun	59	60	59	60	63	66	69	69	68	67	65	63	63	62	63	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	83	97	90	78	69	66	67	67	69	69	66	65	62	61	61	59
Tue	61	87	99	95	80	70	66	66	66	68	69	71	69	65	63	62	60
Wed	61	85	98	92	79	72	66	67	66	69	72	72	69	64	61	60	59
Thu	61	84	94	87	78	69	67	67	67	71	74	73	70	64	61	61	59
Fri	60	70	74	74	71	68	67	69	70	74	75	76	75	69	67	65	59
Sat	59	60	61	61	63	66	70	71	71	71	69	70	67	63	62	61	59
Sun	59	60	59	60	63	66	69	69	68	67	65	63	63	62	63	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	62	83	97	90	78	69	66	67	67	69	69	66	65	62	61	61	59
Tue	61	87	99	95	80	70	66	66	66	68	69	71	69	65	63	62	60
Wed	61	85	98	92	79	72	66	67	66	69	72	72	69	64	61	60	59
Thu	61	84	94	87	78	69	67	67	67	71	74	73	70	64	61	61	59
Fri	60	70	74	74	71	68	67	69	70	74	75	76	75	69	67	65	59
Sat	59	60	61	61	63	66	70	71	71	71	69	70	67	63	62	61	59
Sun	59	60	59	60	63	66	69	69	68	67	65	63	63	62	63	63	59