Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to San Diego

Right now (7:04 am PDT): about 82 minutes via I-15 South, usually 92 at this time.

Only 53% 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 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	71	85	77	63	62	61	60	61	61	64	65	62	59	59	58	58
Tue	57	71	92	86	68	62	61	60	60	61	67	69	66	59	58	58	57
Wed	57	69	91	79	66	62	61	60	60	61	67	69	67	60	59	58	58
Thu	57	69	91	77	65	61	60	61	60	61	66	68	66	60	58	58	57
Fri	58	64	69	64	61	61	61	61	62	63	67	67	63	60	60	59	58
Sat	58	59	59	59	59	61	63	65	66	66	63	61	59	59	59	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	58	59	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58

About this drive

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 92 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. 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 (66 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to downtown San Diego 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 Diego?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 92 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 92 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to San Diego?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 92 minutes.

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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	85	77	63	62	61	60	61	61	64	65	62	59	59	58	58
Tue	57	71	92	86	68	62	61	60	60	61	67	69	66	59	58	58	57
Wed	57	69	91	79	66	62	61	60	60	61	67	69	67	60	59	58	58
Thu	57	69	91	77	65	61	60	61	60	61	66	68	66	60	58	58	57
Fri	58	64	69	64	61	61	61	61	62	63	67	67	63	60	60	59	58
Sat	58	59	59	59	59	61	63	65	66	66	63	61	59	59	59	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	58	59	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	85	77	63	62	61	60	61	61	64	65	62	59	59	58	58
Tue	57	71	92	86	68	62	61	60	60	61	67	69	66	59	58	58	57
Wed	57	69	91	79	66	62	61	60	60	61	67	69	67	60	59	58	58
Thu	57	69	91	77	65	61	60	61	60	61	66	68	66	60	58	58	57
Fri	58	64	69	64	61	61	61	61	62	63	67	67	63	60	60	59	58
Sat	58	59	59	59	59	61	63	65	66	66	63	61	59	59	59	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	58	59	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	71	85	77	63	62	61	60	61	61	64	65	62	59	59	58	58
Tue	57	71	92	86	68	62	61	60	60	61	67	69	66	59	58	58	57
Wed	57	69	91	79	66	62	61	60	60	61	67	69	67	60	59	58	58
Thu	57	69	91	77	65	61	60	61	60	61	66	68	66	60	58	58	57
Fri	58	64	69	64	61	61	61	61	62	63	67	67	63	60	60	59	58
Sat	58	59	59	59	59	61	63	65	66	66	63	61	59	59	59	58	58
Sun	58	58	58	59	58	59	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58