Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Torrance

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via SR-91 West and I-15 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Torrance 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	80	109	126	114	99	90	88	87	89	93	96	94	90	80	77	77	76
Tue	80	117	129	124	105	93	88	88	90	95	97	100	97	84	80	79	76
Wed	79	112	127	120	104	94	88	88	91	96	101	105	99	85	78	77	75
Thu	80	113	125	116	101	93	89	90	93	98	102	105	101	84	78	77	75
Fri	79	94	99	101	94	91	89	93	97	101	105	106	104	89	82	80	75
Sat	76	78	78	78	82	85	92	96	94	96	92	92	89	83	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	81	83	86	87	87	85	84	82	81	79	80	80	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Murrieta to Torrance (via SR-91 West and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 129 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 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Torrance 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 Torrance?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Torrance?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 75 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Torrance?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 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 (10 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	80	109	126	114	99	90	88	87	89	93	96	94	90	80	77	77	76
Tue	80	117	129	124	105	93	88	88	90	95	97	100	97	84	80	79	76
Wed	79	112	127	120	104	94	88	88	91	96	101	105	99	85	78	77	75
Thu	80	113	125	116	101	93	89	90	93	98	102	105	101	84	78	77	75
Fri	79	94	99	101	94	91	89	93	97	101	105	106	104	89	82	80	75
Sat	76	78	78	78	82	85	92	96	94	96	92	92	89	83	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	81	83	86	87	87	85	84	82	81	79	80	80	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	109	126	114	99	90	88	87	89	93	96	94	90	80	77	77	76
Tue	80	117	129	124	105	93	88	88	90	95	97	100	97	84	80	79	76
Wed	79	112	127	120	104	94	88	88	91	96	101	105	99	85	78	77	75
Thu	80	113	125	116	101	93	89	90	93	98	102	105	101	84	78	77	75
Fri	79	94	99	101	94	91	89	93	97	101	105	106	104	89	82	80	75
Sat	76	78	78	78	82	85	92	96	94	96	92	92	89	83	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	81	83	86	87	87	85	84	82	81	79	80	80	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	109	126	114	99	90	88	87	89	93	96	94	90	80	77	77	76
Tue	80	117	129	124	105	93	88	88	90	95	97	100	97	84	80	79	76
Wed	79	112	127	120	104	94	88	88	91	96	101	105	99	85	78	77	75
Thu	80	113	125	116	101	93	89	90	93	98	102	105	101	84	78	77	75
Fri	79	94	99	101	94	91	89	93	97	101	105	106	104	89	82	80	75
Sat	76	78	78	78	82	85	92	96	94	96	92	92	89	83	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	81	83	86	87	87	85	84	82	81	79	80	80	75