Best Time to Drive from Murrieta to Yorba Linda

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Yorba Linda 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	49	72	80	75	67	57	54	53	54	53	53	51	50	49	48	48	47
Tue	48	73	82	77	67	57	53	52	52	53	52	53	51	51	50	49	46
Wed	48	67	79	76	66	57	52	53	52	53	54	52	51	49	47	46	45
Thu	48	70	76	68	61	55	54	53	53	53	54	52	51	49	47	47	46
Fri	47	59	61	60	57	54	54	55	54	55	57	57	55	54	51	49	45
Sat	45	49	48	50	51	52	55	56	55	56	55	55	53	54	51	51	48
Sun	45	46	46	47	50	53	55	54	54	53	52	50	50	50	49	49	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Murrieta to Yorba Linda (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 83 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 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Murrieta to central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Murrieta to Yorba Linda?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Murrieta to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (17 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	72	80	75	67	57	54	53	54	53	53	51	50	49	48	48	47
Tue	48	73	82	77	67	57	53	52	52	53	52	53	51	51	50	49	46
Wed	48	67	79	76	66	57	52	53	52	53	54	52	51	49	47	46	45
Thu	48	70	76	68	61	55	54	53	53	53	54	52	51	49	47	47	46
Fri	47	59	61	60	57	54	54	55	54	55	57	57	55	54	51	49	45
Sat	45	49	48	50	51	52	55	56	55	56	55	55	53	54	51	51	48
Sun	45	46	46	47	50	53	55	54	54	53	52	50	50	50	49	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	72	80	75	67	57	54	53	54	53	53	51	50	49	48	48	47
Tue	48	73	82	77	67	57	53	52	52	53	52	53	51	51	50	49	46
Wed	48	67	79	76	66	57	52	53	52	53	54	52	51	49	47	46	45
Thu	48	70	76	68	61	55	54	53	53	53	54	52	51	49	47	47	46
Fri	47	59	61	60	57	54	54	55	54	55	57	57	55	54	51	49	45
Sat	45	49	48	50	51	52	55	56	55	56	55	55	53	54	51	51	48
Sun	45	46	46	47	50	53	55	54	54	53	52	50	50	50	49	49	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	49	72	80	75	67	57	54	53	54	53	53	51	50	49	48	48	47
Tue	48	73	82	77	67	57	53	52	52	53	52	53	51	51	50	49	46
Wed	48	67	79	76	66	57	52	53	52	53	54	52	51	49	47	46	45
Thu	48	70	76	68	61	55	54	53	53	53	54	52	51	49	47	47	46
Fri	47	59	61	60	57	54	54	55	54	55	57	57	55	54	51	49	45
Sat	45	49	48	50	51	52	55	56	55	56	55	55	53	54	51	51	48
Sun	45	46	46	47	50	53	55	54	54	53	52	50	50	50	49	49	45