Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Murrieta

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 60% 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 71-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Murrieta?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 64 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 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) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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