Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Murrieta

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 64 at this time.

Only 63% 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 Norwalk to Murrieta 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	60	62	67	70	68	65	65	66	67	71	79	81	79	70	65	62	59
Tue	59	63	72	77	71	67	66	66	68	72	84	85	85	74	67	63	60
Wed	59	63	70	74	71	67	66	68	68	73	83	90	84	74	67	65	60
Thu	59	64	74	78	70	68	68	68	70	76	91	98	89	77	68	64	60
Fri	59	62	67	68	66	67	67	74	82	95	105	101	92	80	71	66	61
Sat	59	61	62	62	65	71	78	76	74	76	77	76	72	68	64	64	60
Sun	59	59	59	61	62	63	64	63	63	63	63	63	62	61	62	65	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from Norwalk to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk to central Murrieta 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 Norwalk to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 59 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (6 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	60	62	67	70	68	65	65	66	67	71	79	81	79	70	65	62	59
Tue	59	63	72	77	71	67	66	66	68	72	84	85	85	74	67	63	60
Wed	59	63	70	74	71	67	66	68	68	73	83	90	84	74	67	65	60
Thu	59	64	74	78	70	68	68	68	70	76	91	98	89	77	68	64	60
Fri	59	62	67	68	66	67	67	74	82	95	105	101	92	80	71	66	61
Sat	59	61	62	62	65	71	78	76	74	76	77	76	72	68	64	64	60
Sun	59	59	59	61	62	63	64	63	63	63	63	63	62	61	62	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	62	67	70	68	65	65	66	67	71	79	81	79	70	65	62	59
Tue	59	63	72	77	71	67	66	66	68	72	84	85	85	74	67	63	60
Wed	59	63	70	74	71	67	66	68	68	73	83	90	84	74	67	65	60
Thu	59	64	74	78	70	68	68	68	70	76	91	98	89	77	68	64	60
Fri	59	62	67	68	66	67	67	74	82	95	105	101	92	80	71	66	61
Sat	59	61	62	62	65	71	78	76	74	76	77	76	72	68	64	64	60
Sun	59	59	59	61	62	63	64	63	63	63	63	63	62	61	62	65	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	62	67	70	68	65	65	66	67	71	79	81	79	70	65	62	59
Tue	59	63	72	77	71	67	66	66	68	72	84	85	85	74	67	63	60
Wed	59	63	70	74	71	67	66	68	68	73	83	90	84	74	67	65	60
Thu	59	64	74	78	70	68	68	68	70	76	91	98	89	77	68	64	60
Fri	59	62	67	68	66	67	67	74	82	95	105	101	92	80	71	66	61
Sat	59	61	62	62	65	71	78	76	74	76	77	76	72	68	64	64	60
Sun	59	59	59	61	62	63	64	63	63	63	63	63	62	61	62	65	60