Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to San Diego

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-15 South, usually 58 at this time.

Only 67% 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.

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Murrieta to San Diego (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Diego to Murrieta

Freeway, about 63 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 3 miles: 3 to 5 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to downtown San Diego along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Murrieta to San Diego 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	57	72	82	77	62	64	61	60	62	61	63	65	61	58	59	58	57
Tue	57	70	91	86	68	61	60	60	60	61	67	69	66	59	58	58	57
Wed	58	69	89	78	65	61	61	60	60	61	67	69	67	60	59	58	57
Thu	57	69	94	80	64	60	60	60	61	61	67	69	66	59	59	58	57
Fri	58	62	67	63	60	60	60	61	62	63	67	66	62	59	58	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	60	60	63	65	68	68	69	66	61	60	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	61	60	60	61	59	59	60	58

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 Diego?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 57 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to San Diego?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (14 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (11 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

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San Diego to Murrieta (return trip) · Murrieta to Los Angeles

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	72	82	77	62	64	61	60	62	61	63	65	61	58	59	58	57
Tue	57	70	91	86	68	61	60	60	60	61	67	69	66	59	58	58	57
Wed	58	69	89	78	65	61	61	60	60	61	67	69	67	60	59	58	57
Thu	57	69	94	80	64	60	60	60	61	61	67	69	66	59	59	58	57
Fri	58	62	67	63	60	60	60	61	62	63	67	66	62	59	58	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	60	60	63	65	68	68	69	66	61	60	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	61	60	60	61	59	59	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	72	82	77	62	64	61	60	62	61	63	65	61	58	59	58	57
Tue	57	70	91	86	68	61	60	60	60	61	67	69	66	59	58	58	57
Wed	58	69	89	78	65	61	61	60	60	61	67	69	67	60	59	58	57
Thu	57	69	94	80	64	60	60	60	61	61	67	69	66	59	59	58	57
Fri	58	62	67	63	60	60	60	61	62	63	67	66	62	59	58	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	60	60	63	65	68	68	69	66	61	60	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	61	60	60	61	59	59	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	72	82	77	62	64	61	60	62	61	63	65	61	58	59	58	57
Tue	57	70	91	86	68	61	60	60	60	61	67	69	66	59	58	58	57
Wed	58	69	89	78	65	61	61	60	60	61	67	69	67	60	59	58	57
Thu	57	69	94	80	64	60	60	60	61	61	67	69	66	59	59	58	57
Fri	58	62	67	63	60	60	60	61	62	63	67	66	62	59	58	58	57
Sat	58	59	59	60	60	63	65	68	68	69	66	61	60	59	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	61	60	60	61	59	59	60	58