Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Santa Ana

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Santa Ana 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	79	92	83	70	62	59	60	60	60	61	60	60	56	55	55	54
Tue	56	83	93	88	75	63	60	60	60	61	62	65	63	60	57	56	53
Wed	56	83	97	86	74	65	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	57	55	54	53
Thu	56	80	91	82	72	63	61	60	60	62	64	64	63	58	55	55	53
Fri	55	66	70	69	64	61	61	62	62	64	66	66	65	59	58	58	53
Sat	53	54	54	55	58	60	65	66	66	65	63	62	61	57	56	55	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	57	59	62	63	61	60	59	57	56	55	56	57	53

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Murrieta to Santa Ana (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Santa Ana?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 53 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (5 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	79	92	83	70	62	59	60	60	60	61	60	60	56	55	55	54
Tue	56	83	93	88	75	63	60	60	60	61	62	65	63	60	57	56	53
Wed	56	83	97	86	74	65	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	57	55	54	53
Thu	56	80	91	82	72	63	61	60	60	62	64	64	63	58	55	55	53
Fri	55	66	70	69	64	61	61	62	62	64	66	66	65	59	58	58	53
Sat	53	54	54	55	58	60	65	66	66	65	63	62	61	57	56	55	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	57	59	62	63	61	60	59	57	56	55	56	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	79	92	83	70	62	59	60	60	60	61	60	60	56	55	55	54
Tue	56	83	93	88	75	63	60	60	60	61	62	65	63	60	57	56	53
Wed	56	83	97	86	74	65	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	57	55	54	53
Thu	56	80	91	82	72	63	61	60	60	62	64	64	63	58	55	55	53
Fri	55	66	70	69	64	61	61	62	62	64	66	66	65	59	58	58	53
Sat	53	54	54	55	58	60	65	66	66	65	63	62	61	57	56	55	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	57	59	62	63	61	60	59	57	56	55	56	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	79	92	83	70	62	59	60	60	60	61	60	60	56	55	55	54
Tue	56	83	93	88	75	63	60	60	60	61	62	65	63	60	57	56	53
Wed	56	83	97	86	74	65	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	57	55	54	53
Thu	56	80	91	82	72	63	61	60	60	62	64	64	63	58	55	55	53
Fri	55	66	70	69	64	61	61	62	62	64	66	66	65	59	58	58	53
Sat	53	54	54	55	58	60	65	66	66	65	63	62	61	57	56	55	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	57	59	62	63	61	60	59	57	56	55	56	57	53