Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Riverside

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 37 minutes via I-215 North, usually 46 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 Riverside 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	37	41	49	46	41	40	41	41	41	41	46	53	52	46	39	38	37
Tue	36	44	55	48	44	41	40	41	41	41	50	58	55	49	40	38	37
Wed	36	43	52	48	42	42	42	42	42	42	50	55	54	47	39	38	37
Thu	37	44	54	47	43	42	40	40	41	42	52	53	55	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	38	43	42	43	42	43	42	44	49	54	59	56	48	40	38	37
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	41	45	47	47	47	43	40	39	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Murrieta to Riverside (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 36 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (47 minutes).

About 28 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 Riverside 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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 36 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 36 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Riverside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (27 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	49	46	41	40	41	41	41	41	46	53	52	46	39	38	37
Tue	36	44	55	48	44	41	40	41	41	41	50	58	55	49	40	38	37
Wed	36	43	52	48	42	42	42	42	42	42	50	55	54	47	39	38	37
Thu	37	44	54	47	43	42	40	40	41	42	52	53	55	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	38	43	42	43	42	43	42	44	49	54	59	56	48	40	38	37
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	41	45	47	47	47	43	40	39	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	49	46	41	40	41	41	41	41	46	53	52	46	39	38	37
Tue	36	44	55	48	44	41	40	41	41	41	50	58	55	49	40	38	37
Wed	36	43	52	48	42	42	42	42	42	42	50	55	54	47	39	38	37
Thu	37	44	54	47	43	42	40	40	41	42	52	53	55	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	38	43	42	43	42	43	42	44	49	54	59	56	48	40	38	37
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	41	45	47	47	47	43	40	39	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	37	41	49	46	41	40	41	41	41	41	46	53	52	46	39	38	37
Tue	36	44	55	48	44	41	40	41	41	41	50	58	55	49	40	38	37
Wed	36	43	52	48	42	42	42	42	42	42	50	55	54	47	39	38	37
Thu	37	44	54	47	43	42	40	40	41	42	52	53	55	47	40	38	37
Fri	36	38	43	42	43	42	43	42	44	49	54	59	56	48	40	38	37
Sat	36	37	37	37	38	41	45	47	47	47	43	40	39	38	38	38	37
Sun	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	40	39	38	38	38	37	38	38	36