Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Santa Ana

Right now (11:05 pm PST): about 54 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West.

Only 38% 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	91	83	71	62	60	60	60	61	61	61	60	57	55	55	54
Tue	56	84	96	90	76	64	60	59	60	61	62	65	64	60	58	56	54
Wed	56	78	94	87	74	65	60	60	60	61	63	63	64	59	55	55	53
Thu	56	80	90	81	71	63	61	60	61	62	64	63	64	58	56	55	53
Fri	55	68	71	69	64	61	61	62	63	65	67	68	66	62	60	57	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	64	64	64	64	63	63	61	62	59	59	56
Sun	53	54	54	54	57	59	62	62	61	61	59	58	57	57	57	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 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (64 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 6:30 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 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Santa Ana?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays 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)

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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	91	83	71	62	60	60	60	61	61	61	60	57	55	55	54
Tue	56	84	96	90	76	64	60	59	60	61	62	65	64	60	58	56	54
Wed	56	78	94	87	74	65	60	60	60	61	63	63	64	59	55	55	53
Thu	56	80	90	81	71	63	61	60	61	62	64	63	64	58	56	55	53
Fri	55	68	71	69	64	61	61	62	63	65	67	68	66	62	60	57	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	64	64	64	64	63	63	61	62	59	59	56
Sun	53	54	54	54	57	59	62	62	61	61	59	58	57	57	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	79	91	83	71	62	60	60	60	61	61	61	60	57	55	55	54
Tue	56	84	96	90	76	64	60	59	60	61	62	65	64	60	58	56	54
Wed	56	78	94	87	74	65	60	60	60	61	63	63	64	59	55	55	53
Thu	56	80	90	81	71	63	61	60	61	62	64	63	64	58	56	55	53
Fri	55	68	71	69	64	61	61	62	63	65	67	68	66	62	60	57	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	64	64	64	64	63	63	61	62	59	59	56
Sun	53	54	54	54	57	59	62	62	61	61	59	58	57	57	57	57	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	79	91	83	71	62	60	60	60	61	61	61	60	57	55	55	54
Tue	56	84	96	90	76	64	60	59	60	61	62	65	64	60	58	56	54
Wed	56	78	94	87	74	65	60	60	60	61	63	63	64	59	55	55	53
Thu	56	80	90	81	71	63	61	60	61	62	64	63	64	58	56	55	53
Fri	55	68	71	69	64	61	61	62	63	65	67	68	66	62	60	57	54
Sat	53	55	55	55	57	60	64	64	64	64	63	63	61	62	59	59	56
Sun	53	54	54	54	57	59	62	62	61	61	59	58	57	57	57	57	53