Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to South Gate

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 89 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 89 at this time.

Only 26% 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	75	104	113	105	96	87	84	83	85	88	90	88	86	78	75	74	72
Tue	75	116	128	119	103	91	86	85	86	91	93	95	93	82	77	76	73
Wed	77	109	123	116	102	89	85	86	89	93	98	97	92	82	75	73	72
Thu	75	110	119	108	95	89	86	85	89	94	98	97	95	82	76	74	72
Fri	74	92	97	92	89	86	88	91	93	97	100	100	98	88	79	75	71
Sat	72	75	75	76	78	81	85	88	88	89	89	90	86	83	79	78	74
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	79	82	82	82	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	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 128 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (91 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 10 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 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 128 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 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to South Gate?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 128 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	104	113	105	96	87	84	83	85	88	90	88	86	78	75	74	72
Tue	75	116	128	119	103	91	86	85	86	91	93	95	93	82	77	76	73
Wed	77	109	123	116	102	89	85	86	89	93	98	97	92	82	75	73	72
Thu	75	110	119	108	95	89	86	85	89	94	98	97	95	82	76	74	72
Fri	74	92	97	92	89	86	88	91	93	97	100	100	98	88	79	75	71
Sat	72	75	75	76	78	81	85	88	88	89	89	90	86	83	79	78	74
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	79	82	82	82	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	104	113	105	96	87	84	83	85	88	90	88	86	78	75	74	72
Tue	75	116	128	119	103	91	86	85	86	91	93	95	93	82	77	76	73
Wed	77	109	123	116	102	89	85	86	89	93	98	97	92	82	75	73	72
Thu	75	110	119	108	95	89	86	85	89	94	98	97	95	82	76	74	72
Fri	74	92	97	92	89	86	88	91	93	97	100	100	98	88	79	75	71
Sat	72	75	75	76	78	81	85	88	88	89	89	90	86	83	79	78	74
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	79	82	82	82	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	104	113	105	96	87	84	83	85	88	90	88	86	78	75	74	72
Tue	75	116	128	119	103	91	86	85	86	91	93	95	93	82	77	76	73
Wed	77	109	123	116	102	89	85	86	89	93	98	97	92	82	75	73	72
Thu	75	110	119	108	95	89	86	85	89	94	98	97	95	82	76	74	72
Fri	74	92	97	92	89	86	88	91	93	97	100	100	98	88	79	75	71
Sat	72	75	75	76	78	81	85	88	88	89	89	90	86	83	79	78	74
Sun	72	72	72	74	76	79	82	82	82	81	80	79	79	78	77	77	71