Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to San Bernardino

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-215 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 78% 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 San Bernardino 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	42	51	66	65	56	53	52	55	60	61	59	61	56	50	45	44	43
Tue	42	53	72	71	56	52	53	54	56	59	64	66	61	51	45	43	42
Wed	41	53	73	67	55	52	53	54	58	60	65	64	61	50	44	43	42
Thu	42	53	73	66	58	53	53	55	58	61	67	64	62	51	46	43	42
Fri	42	47	59	56	55	54	56	57	62	67	69	68	63	55	47	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	45	49	53	52	52	53	53	49	48	46	44	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	49	48	47	45	44	45	44	45	44	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Murrieta to San Bernardino (via I-215 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (53 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to San Bernardino?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (40 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (1.6 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	42	51	66	65	56	53	52	55	60	61	59	61	56	50	45	44	43
Tue	42	53	72	71	56	52	53	54	56	59	64	66	61	51	45	43	42
Wed	41	53	73	67	55	52	53	54	58	60	65	64	61	50	44	43	42
Thu	42	53	73	66	58	53	53	55	58	61	67	64	62	51	46	43	42
Fri	42	47	59	56	55	54	56	57	62	67	69	68	63	55	47	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	45	49	53	52	52	53	53	49	48	46	44	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	49	48	47	45	44	45	44	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	66	65	56	53	52	55	60	61	59	61	56	50	45	44	43
Tue	42	53	72	71	56	52	53	54	56	59	64	66	61	51	45	43	42
Wed	41	53	73	67	55	52	53	54	58	60	65	64	61	50	44	43	42
Thu	42	53	73	66	58	53	53	55	58	61	67	64	62	51	46	43	42
Fri	42	47	59	56	55	54	56	57	62	67	69	68	63	55	47	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	45	49	53	52	52	53	53	49	48	46	44	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	49	48	47	45	44	45	44	45	44	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	51	66	65	56	53	52	55	60	61	59	61	56	50	45	44	43
Tue	42	53	72	71	56	52	53	54	56	59	64	66	61	51	45	43	42
Wed	41	53	73	67	55	52	53	54	58	60	65	64	61	50	44	43	42
Thu	42	53	73	66	58	53	53	55	58	61	67	64	62	51	46	43	42
Fri	42	47	59	56	55	54	56	57	62	67	69	68	63	55	47	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	45	49	53	52	52	53	53	49	48	46	44	44	42
Sun	42	42	42	43	43	45	47	49	48	47	45	44	45	44	45	44	42