Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to South Gate

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 76 at this time.

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 South Gate 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	76	105	122	111	95	87	84	83	87	92	96	95	90	77	74	73	72
Tue	75	115	124	122	102	89	85	85	88	95	98	103	97	82	76	75	72
Wed	75	108	124	116	101	90	84	86	90	95	103	109	101	83	74	73	71
Thu	75	109	123	115	98	90	86	87	92	98	104	109	103	83	75	74	71
Fri	74	87	98	97	91	88	87	92	95	102	108	112	105	88	80	77	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	78	82	89	95	91	91	90	90	89	80	78	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	77	80	83	83	84	82	81	79	78	76	77	76	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Murrieta to South Gate (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 126 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 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to South Gate?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to South Gate?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	76	105	122	111	95	87	84	83	87	92	96	95	90	77	74	73	72
Tue	75	115	124	122	102	89	85	85	88	95	98	103	97	82	76	75	72
Wed	75	108	124	116	101	90	84	86	90	95	103	109	101	83	74	73	71
Thu	75	109	123	115	98	90	86	87	92	98	104	109	103	83	75	74	71
Fri	74	87	98	97	91	88	87	92	95	102	108	112	105	88	80	77	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	78	82	89	95	91	91	90	90	89	80	78	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	77	80	83	83	84	82	81	79	78	76	77	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	105	122	111	95	87	84	83	87	92	96	95	90	77	74	73	72
Tue	75	115	124	122	102	89	85	85	88	95	98	103	97	82	76	75	72
Wed	75	108	124	116	101	90	84	86	90	95	103	109	101	83	74	73	71
Thu	75	109	123	115	98	90	86	87	92	98	104	109	103	83	75	74	71
Fri	74	87	98	97	91	88	87	92	95	102	108	112	105	88	80	77	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	78	82	89	95	91	91	90	90	89	80	78	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	77	80	83	83	84	82	81	79	78	76	77	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	105	122	111	95	87	84	83	87	92	96	95	90	77	74	73	72
Tue	75	115	124	122	102	89	85	85	88	95	98	103	97	82	76	75	72
Wed	75	108	124	116	101	90	84	86	90	95	103	109	101	83	74	73	71
Thu	75	109	123	115	98	90	86	87	92	98	104	109	103	83	75	74	71
Fri	74	87	98	97	91	88	87	92	95	102	108	112	105	88	80	77	72
Sat	72	74	74	75	78	82	89	95	91	91	90	90	89	80	78	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	77	80	83	83	84	82	81	79	78	76	77	76	71