Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 90 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North.

Only 32% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	92	121	130	120	107	99	98	96	98	105	105	104	100	90	88	88	86
Tue	99	147	154	139	120	107	101	100	102	109	112	114	108	96	91	90	87
Wed	98	139	148	137	117	107	100	101	103	111	117	118	113	97	89	88	86
Thu	97	141	144	132	115	107	103	102	105	112	117	117	113	96	90	89	87
Fri	95	121	120	116	107	103	104	108	110	117	121	123	118	103	94	90	86
Sat	87	89	89	90	92	96	102	106	106	107	108	109	105	101	95	92	89
Sun	87	87	87	88	91	95	98	99	100	99	97	95	93	93	92	91	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 94-mile drive from Murrieta to Rancho Palos Verdes (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 154 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 84 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 154 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 94-mile drive usually takes 86 to 154 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 154 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 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	92	121	130	120	107	99	98	96	98	105	105	104	100	90	88	88	86
Tue	99	147	154	139	120	107	101	100	102	109	112	114	108	96	91	90	87
Wed	98	139	148	137	117	107	100	101	103	111	117	118	113	97	89	88	86
Thu	97	141	144	132	115	107	103	102	105	112	117	117	113	96	90	89	87
Fri	95	121	120	116	107	103	104	108	110	117	121	123	118	103	94	90	86
Sat	87	89	89	90	92	96	102	106	106	107	108	109	105	101	95	92	89
Sun	87	87	87	88	91	95	98	99	100	99	97	95	93	93	92	91	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	121	130	120	107	99	98	96	98	105	105	104	100	90	88	88	86
Tue	99	147	154	139	120	107	101	100	102	109	112	114	108	96	91	90	87
Wed	98	139	148	137	117	107	100	101	103	111	117	118	113	97	89	88	86
Thu	97	141	144	132	115	107	103	102	105	112	117	117	113	96	90	89	87
Fri	95	121	120	116	107	103	104	108	110	117	121	123	118	103	94	90	86
Sat	87	89	89	90	92	96	102	106	106	107	108	109	105	101	95	92	89
Sun	87	87	87	88	91	95	98	99	100	99	97	95	93	93	92	91	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	92	121	130	120	107	99	98	96	98	105	105	104	100	90	88	88	86
Tue	99	147	154	139	120	107	101	100	102	109	112	114	108	96	91	90	87
Wed	98	139	148	137	117	107	100	101	103	111	117	118	113	97	89	88	86
Thu	97	141	144	132	115	107	103	102	105	112	117	117	113	96	90	89	87
Fri	95	121	120	116	107	103	104	108	110	117	121	123	118	103	94	90	86
Sat	87	89	89	90	92	96	102	106	106	107	108	109	105	101	95	92	89
Sun	87	87	87	88	91	95	98	99	100	99	97	95	93	93	92	91	87