Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Whittier

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-15 North and SR-60 West, usually 69 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Whittier 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	85	127	137	119	100	90	84	78	77	76	77	78	77	69	67	67	68
Tue	79	127	130	118	100	88	85	77	75	76	82	82	78	72	70	69	66
Wed	84	123	130	121	99	91	81	77	76	77	80	79	78	71	68	67	65
Thu	84	122	128	117	98	92	82	80	79	79	84	82	79	72	69	69	66
Fri	74	91	95	89	87	87	82	80	84	87	88	89	84	76	74	72	66
Sat	66	68	69	70	75	86	85	89	87	83	81	81	77	71	69	68	66
Sun	66	66	66	67	69	77	82	81	77	74	71	70	70	69	69	69	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Murrieta to Whittier (via I-15 North and SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Whittier 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 65 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Whittier?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 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	85	127	137	119	100	90	84	78	77	76	77	78	77	69	67	67	68
Tue	79	127	130	118	100	88	85	77	75	76	82	82	78	72	70	69	66
Wed	84	123	130	121	99	91	81	77	76	77	80	79	78	71	68	67	65
Thu	84	122	128	117	98	92	82	80	79	79	84	82	79	72	69	69	66
Fri	74	91	95	89	87	87	82	80	84	87	88	89	84	76	74	72	66
Sat	66	68	69	70	75	86	85	89	87	83	81	81	77	71	69	68	66
Sun	66	66	66	67	69	77	82	81	77	74	71	70	70	69	69	69	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	127	137	119	100	90	84	78	77	76	77	78	77	69	67	67	68
Tue	79	127	130	118	100	88	85	77	75	76	82	82	78	72	70	69	66
Wed	84	123	130	121	99	91	81	77	76	77	80	79	78	71	68	67	65
Thu	84	122	128	117	98	92	82	80	79	79	84	82	79	72	69	69	66
Fri	74	91	95	89	87	87	82	80	84	87	88	89	84	76	74	72	66
Sat	66	68	69	70	75	86	85	89	87	83	81	81	77	71	69	68	66
Sun	66	66	66	67	69	77	82	81	77	74	71	70	70	69	69	69	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	127	137	119	100	90	84	78	77	76	77	78	77	69	67	67	68
Tue	79	127	130	118	100	88	85	77	75	76	82	82	78	72	70	69	66
Wed	84	123	130	121	99	91	81	77	76	77	80	79	78	71	68	67	65
Thu	84	122	128	117	98	92	82	80	79	79	84	82	79	72	69	69	66
Fri	74	91	95	89	87	87	82	80	84	87	88	89	84	76	74	72	66
Sat	66	68	69	70	75	86	85	89	87	83	81	81	77	71	69	68	66
Sun	66	66	66	67	69	77	82	81	77	74	71	70	70	69	69	69	66