Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Pasadena

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via I-15 North and I-210 West, usually 72 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Pasadena 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	75	125	129	112	96	87	81	81	79	80	85	85	81	72	71	71	70
Tue	74	138	131	120	101	87	80	78	79	82	86	88	83	76	73	72	70
Wed	75	133	134	116	101	88	81	80	80	85	89	88	86	76	71	71	69
Thu	74	132	131	113	98	87	82	80	82	87	93	90	86	76	72	71	69
Fri	72	94	97	94	90	85	85	87	92	97	96	96	90	79	76	74	69
Sat	70	71	71	73	77	84	91	91	92	91	90	88	83	78	72	71	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	73	76	83	86	84	82	77	76	74	73	73	73	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Murrieta to Pasadena (via I-15 North and I-210 West) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 6 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 12:30 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to Old Pasadena 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 Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Pasadena?

Leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 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	75	125	129	112	96	87	81	81	79	80	85	85	81	72	71	71	70
Tue	74	138	131	120	101	87	80	78	79	82	86	88	83	76	73	72	70
Wed	75	133	134	116	101	88	81	80	80	85	89	88	86	76	71	71	69
Thu	74	132	131	113	98	87	82	80	82	87	93	90	86	76	72	71	69
Fri	72	94	97	94	90	85	85	87	92	97	96	96	90	79	76	74	69
Sat	70	71	71	73	77	84	91	91	92	91	90	88	83	78	72	71	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	73	76	83	86	84	82	77	76	74	73	73	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	125	129	112	96	87	81	81	79	80	85	85	81	72	71	71	70
Tue	74	138	131	120	101	87	80	78	79	82	86	88	83	76	73	72	70
Wed	75	133	134	116	101	88	81	80	80	85	89	88	86	76	71	71	69
Thu	74	132	131	113	98	87	82	80	82	87	93	90	86	76	72	71	69
Fri	72	94	97	94	90	85	85	87	92	97	96	96	90	79	76	74	69
Sat	70	71	71	73	77	84	91	91	92	91	90	88	83	78	72	71	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	73	76	83	86	84	82	77	76	74	73	73	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	125	129	112	96	87	81	81	79	80	85	85	81	72	71	71	70
Tue	74	138	131	120	101	87	80	78	79	82	86	88	83	76	73	72	70
Wed	75	133	134	116	101	88	81	80	80	85	89	88	86	76	71	71	69
Thu	74	132	131	113	98	87	82	80	82	87	93	90	86	76	72	71	69
Fri	72	94	97	94	90	85	85	87	92	97	96	96	90	79	76	74	69
Sat	70	71	71	73	77	84	91	91	92	91	90	88	83	78	72	71	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	73	76	83	86	84	82	77	76	74	73	73	73	69