Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to West Covina

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-15 North and SR-71 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 58% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Murrieta to West Covina (via I-15 North and SR-71 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (87 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central West Covina 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 West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to West Covina?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 56 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to West Covina?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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