Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Murrieta

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via I-15 South and SR-71 North, usually 54 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Pomona 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	50	53	54	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	61	64	64	57	52	51	50
Tue	50	53	55	58	54	54	54	54	55	55	64	69	69	61	53	51	50
Wed	50	53	55	56	55	55	55	54	55	57	64	67	66	59	53	51	50
Thu	50	53	55	58	55	55	55	55	56	59	68	77	74	63	54	52	50
Fri	50	52	53	54	53	55	55	59	66	72	82	81	72	64	57	53	50
Sat	49	50	50	51	53	60	68	67	63	62	61	61	57	55	52	51	50
Sun	49	49	50	50	50	52	52	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	52	49

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Pomona to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-71 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pomona 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 Pomona to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 54-mile drive usually takes 50 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	50	53	54	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	61	64	64	57	52	51	50
Tue	50	53	55	58	54	54	54	54	55	55	64	69	69	61	53	51	50
Wed	50	53	55	56	55	55	55	54	55	57	64	67	66	59	53	51	50
Thu	50	53	55	58	55	55	55	55	56	59	68	77	74	63	54	52	50
Fri	50	52	53	54	53	55	55	59	66	72	82	81	72	64	57	53	50
Sat	49	50	50	51	53	60	68	67	63	62	61	61	57	55	52	51	50
Sun	49	49	50	50	50	52	52	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	54	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	61	64	64	57	52	51	50
Tue	50	53	55	58	54	54	54	54	55	55	64	69	69	61	53	51	50
Wed	50	53	55	56	55	55	55	54	55	57	64	67	66	59	53	51	50
Thu	50	53	55	58	55	55	55	55	56	59	68	77	74	63	54	52	50
Fri	50	52	53	54	53	55	55	59	66	72	82	81	72	64	57	53	50
Sat	49	50	50	51	53	60	68	67	63	62	61	61	57	55	52	51	50
Sun	49	49	50	50	50	52	52	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	52	49

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	53	54	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	61	64	64	57	52	51	50
Tue	50	53	55	58	54	54	54	54	55	55	64	69	69	61	53	51	50
Wed	50	53	55	56	55	55	55	54	55	57	64	67	66	59	53	51	50
Thu	50	53	55	58	55	55	55	55	56	59	68	77	74	63	54	52	50
Fri	50	52	53	54	53	55	55	59	66	72	82	81	72	64	57	53	50
Sat	49	50	50	51	53	60	68	67	63	62	61	61	57	55	52	51	50
Sun	49	49	50	50	50	52	52	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	52	49