Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Pomona

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South, usually 51 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Pomona 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	52	78	90	79	66	58	56	57	56	57	62	63	62	53	51	50	50
Tue	51	83	91	84	69	59	56	56	56	58	62	65	61	55	53	52	50
Wed	52	80	93	82	70	61	55	56	56	59	63	64	63	54	51	50	49
Thu	52	78	90	77	68	59	57	56	57	61	67	66	63	55	51	51	49
Fri	50	59	63	63	60	57	57	60	65	68	69	69	64	56	55	54	49
Sat	49	50	50	51	54	57	61	63	63	63	63	63	58	54	51	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	52	55	58	58	58	55	54	52	52	51	51	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Murrieta to Pomona (via I-15 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 49 minutes and up to 93 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 58 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Pomona 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 Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 49 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 49 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 58 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Pomona?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 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	52	78	90	79	66	58	56	57	56	57	62	63	62	53	51	50	50
Tue	51	83	91	84	69	59	56	56	56	58	62	65	61	55	53	52	50
Wed	52	80	93	82	70	61	55	56	56	59	63	64	63	54	51	50	49
Thu	52	78	90	77	68	59	57	56	57	61	67	66	63	55	51	51	49
Fri	50	59	63	63	60	57	57	60	65	68	69	69	64	56	55	54	49
Sat	49	50	50	51	54	57	61	63	63	63	63	63	58	54	51	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	52	55	58	58	58	55	54	52	52	51	51	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	78	90	79	66	58	56	57	56	57	62	63	62	53	51	50	50
Tue	51	83	91	84	69	59	56	56	56	58	62	65	61	55	53	52	50
Wed	52	80	93	82	70	61	55	56	56	59	63	64	63	54	51	50	49
Thu	52	78	90	77	68	59	57	56	57	61	67	66	63	55	51	51	49
Fri	50	59	63	63	60	57	57	60	65	68	69	69	64	56	55	54	49
Sat	49	50	50	51	54	57	61	63	63	63	63	63	58	54	51	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	52	55	58	58	58	55	54	52	52	51	51	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	78	90	79	66	58	56	57	56	57	62	63	62	53	51	50	50
Tue	51	83	91	84	69	59	56	56	56	58	62	65	61	55	53	52	50
Wed	52	80	93	82	70	61	55	56	56	59	63	64	63	54	51	50	49
Thu	52	78	90	77	68	59	57	56	57	61	67	66	63	55	51	51	49
Fri	50	59	63	63	60	57	57	60	65	68	69	69	64	56	55	54	49
Sat	49	50	50	51	54	57	61	63	63	63	63	63	58	54	51	51	50
Sun	49	49	49	50	52	55	58	58	58	55	54	52	52	51	51	52	49