Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Murrieta

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-15 South, usually 53 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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	48	52	60	65	57	54	55	55	55	56	61	64	63	57	50	50	49
Tue	48	53	62	67	62	54	52	52	53	53	64	66	64	62	51	50	48
Wed	48	54	61	66	61	54	53	53	54	56	60	64	63	57	51	50	48
Thu	48	53	62	70	60	57	54	54	57	62	68	75	71	62	52	50	48
Fri	48	50	57	62	60	55	57	62	66	71	77	76	69	64	57	51	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	59	72	71	70	69	67	64	58	59	54	50	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	56	62	59	58	56	52	53	52	53	48

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Murrieta (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Murrieta?

The 52-mile drive usually takes 48 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 56 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (27 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	60	65	57	54	55	55	55	56	61	64	63	57	50	50	49
Tue	48	53	62	67	62	54	52	52	53	53	64	66	64	62	51	50	48
Wed	48	54	61	66	61	54	53	53	54	56	60	64	63	57	51	50	48
Thu	48	53	62	70	60	57	54	54	57	62	68	75	71	62	52	50	48
Fri	48	50	57	62	60	55	57	62	66	71	77	76	69	64	57	51	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	59	72	71	70	69	67	64	58	59	54	50	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	56	62	59	58	56	52	53	52	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	60	65	57	54	55	55	55	56	61	64	63	57	50	50	49
Tue	48	53	62	67	62	54	52	52	53	53	64	66	64	62	51	50	48
Wed	48	54	61	66	61	54	53	53	54	56	60	64	63	57	51	50	48
Thu	48	53	62	70	60	57	54	54	57	62	68	75	71	62	52	50	48
Fri	48	50	57	62	60	55	57	62	66	71	77	76	69	64	57	51	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	59	72	71	70	69	67	64	58	59	54	50	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	56	62	59	58	56	52	53	52	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	52	60	65	57	54	55	55	55	56	61	64	63	57	50	50	49
Tue	48	53	62	67	62	54	52	52	53	53	64	66	64	62	51	50	48
Wed	48	54	61	66	61	54	53	53	54	56	60	64	63	57	51	50	48
Thu	48	53	62	70	60	57	54	54	57	62	68	75	71	62	52	50	48
Fri	48	50	57	62	60	55	57	62	66	71	77	76	69	64	57	51	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	59	72	71	70	69	67	64	58	59	54	50	48
Sun	47	48	48	48	49	50	52	56	62	59	58	56	52	53	52	53	48