Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to San Dimas

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 68 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Dimas 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	55	80	95	83	71	62	60	60	61	61	65	67	65	56	54	54	53
Tue	55	87	95	88	75	63	60	60	60	63	67	70	66	60	56	55	52
Wed	54	81	98	86	73	64	60	60	60	64	66	66	65	57	54	54	52
Thu	55	80	92	80	71	63	61	60	61	66	70	69	66	57	55	54	52
Fri	53	62	67	67	64	61	62	64	69	71	70	71	67	59	58	58	52
Sat	53	53	54	55	58	63	68	72	72	71	66	69	63	57	54	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	61	66	70	69	62	59	57	57	55	55	56	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Murrieta to San Dimas (via I-15 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 Dimas 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 Dimas?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 52 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to San Dimas?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	80	95	83	71	62	60	60	61	61	65	67	65	56	54	54	53
Tue	55	87	95	88	75	63	60	60	60	63	67	70	66	60	56	55	52
Wed	54	81	98	86	73	64	60	60	60	64	66	66	65	57	54	54	52
Thu	55	80	92	80	71	63	61	60	61	66	70	69	66	57	55	54	52
Fri	53	62	67	67	64	61	62	64	69	71	70	71	67	59	58	58	52
Sat	53	53	54	55	58	63	68	72	72	71	66	69	63	57	54	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	61	66	70	69	62	59	57	57	55	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	80	95	83	71	62	60	60	61	61	65	67	65	56	54	54	53
Tue	55	87	95	88	75	63	60	60	60	63	67	70	66	60	56	55	52
Wed	54	81	98	86	73	64	60	60	60	64	66	66	65	57	54	54	52
Thu	55	80	92	80	71	63	61	60	61	66	70	69	66	57	55	54	52
Fri	53	62	67	67	64	61	62	64	69	71	70	71	67	59	58	58	52
Sat	53	53	54	55	58	63	68	72	72	71	66	69	63	57	54	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	61	66	70	69	62	59	57	57	55	55	56	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	80	95	83	71	62	60	60	61	61	65	67	65	56	54	54	53
Tue	55	87	95	88	75	63	60	60	60	63	67	70	66	60	56	55	52
Wed	54	81	98	86	73	64	60	60	60	64	66	66	65	57	54	54	52
Thu	55	80	92	80	71	63	61	60	61	66	70	69	66	57	55	54	52
Fri	53	62	67	67	64	61	62	64	69	71	70	71	67	59	58	58	52
Sat	53	53	54	55	58	63	68	72	72	71	66	69	63	57	54	54	53
Sun	53	53	53	54	56	61	66	70	69	62	59	57	57	55	55	56	53