Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Santa Monica

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 110 minutes via I-15 North and SR-60 West, usually 100 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Monica 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	141	179	184	164	146	134	114	103	100	100	99	98	94	91	88	87	88
Tue	143	177	172	162	141	128	113	104	101	102	105	103	100	92	91	89	86
Wed	149	162	170	158	132	124	111	103	103	101	102	100	100	92	89	88	85
Thu	146	160	163	147	131	127	112	107	105	101	102	101	100	92	90	88	86
Fri	121	138	128	124	124	121	112	108	108	110	113	113	105	98	92	89	85
Sat	89	92	92	94	103	121	119	121	119	111	108	109	100	96	91	90	88
Sun	85	86	86	87	90	109	114	108	101	95	93	90	90	91	90	89	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 95-mile drive from Murrieta to Santa Monica (via I-15 North and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 185 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 93 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 185 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 85 to 185 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 185 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	141	179	184	164	146	134	114	103	100	100	99	98	94	91	88	87	88
Tue	143	177	172	162	141	128	113	104	101	102	105	103	100	92	91	89	86
Wed	149	162	170	158	132	124	111	103	103	101	102	100	100	92	89	88	85
Thu	146	160	163	147	131	127	112	107	105	101	102	101	100	92	90	88	86
Fri	121	138	128	124	124	121	112	108	108	110	113	113	105	98	92	89	85
Sat	89	92	92	94	103	121	119	121	119	111	108	109	100	96	91	90	88
Sun	85	86	86	87	90	109	114	108	101	95	93	90	90	91	90	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	141	179	184	164	146	134	114	103	100	100	99	98	94	91	88	87	88
Tue	143	177	172	162	141	128	113	104	101	102	105	103	100	92	91	89	86
Wed	149	162	170	158	132	124	111	103	103	101	102	100	100	92	89	88	85
Thu	146	160	163	147	131	127	112	107	105	101	102	101	100	92	90	88	86
Fri	121	138	128	124	124	121	112	108	108	110	113	113	105	98	92	89	85
Sat	89	92	92	94	103	121	119	121	119	111	108	109	100	96	91	90	88
Sun	85	86	86	87	90	109	114	108	101	95	93	90	90	91	90	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	141	179	184	164	146	134	114	103	100	100	99	98	94	91	88	87	88
Tue	143	177	172	162	141	128	113	104	101	102	105	103	100	92	91	89	86
Wed	149	162	170	158	132	124	111	103	103	101	102	100	100	92	89	88	85
Thu	146	160	163	147	131	127	112	107	105	101	102	101	100	92	90	88	86
Fri	121	138	128	124	124	121	112	108	108	110	113	113	105	98	92	89	85
Sat	89	92	92	94	103	121	119	121	119	111	108	109	100	96	91	90	88
Sun	85	86	86	87	90	109	114	108	101	95	93	90	90	91	90	89	85