Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Murrieta

Right now (8:43 pm PST): about 48 minutes via I-15 South, usually 49 at this time.

Only 43% 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	47	52	59	66	58	54	54	54	55	56	61	66	63	58	50	49	49
Tue	48	53	61	68	63	54	53	52	53	57	64	68	69	62	52	49	48
Wed	48	53	61	66	61	54	53	53	53	55	60	65	64	59	52	50	48
Thu	48	52	61	67	60	55	53	54	57	62	68	73	71	62	52	50	48
Fri	48	50	57	62	59	55	57	60	65	71	78	78	70	65	59	52	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	57	67	68	66	66	65	63	59	59	56	51	49
Sun	47	48	48	48	48	50	52	55	59	58	57	56	52	54	53	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 47 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 56 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (68 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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 47 to 78 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 78 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	47	52	59	66	58	54	54	54	55	56	61	66	63	58	50	49	49
Tue	48	53	61	68	63	54	53	52	53	57	64	68	69	62	52	49	48
Wed	48	53	61	66	61	54	53	53	53	55	60	65	64	59	52	50	48
Thu	48	52	61	67	60	55	53	54	57	62	68	73	71	62	52	50	48
Fri	48	50	57	62	59	55	57	60	65	71	78	78	70	65	59	52	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	57	67	68	66	66	65	63	59	59	56	51	49
Sun	47	48	48	48	48	50	52	55	59	58	57	56	52	54	53	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	59	66	58	54	54	54	55	56	61	66	63	58	50	49	49
Tue	48	53	61	68	63	54	53	52	53	57	64	68	69	62	52	49	48
Wed	48	53	61	66	61	54	53	53	53	55	60	65	64	59	52	50	48
Thu	48	52	61	67	60	55	53	54	57	62	68	73	71	62	52	50	48
Fri	48	50	57	62	59	55	57	60	65	71	78	78	70	65	59	52	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	57	67	68	66	66	65	63	59	59	56	51	49
Sun	47	48	48	48	48	50	52	55	59	58	57	56	52	54	53	53	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	52	59	66	58	54	54	54	55	56	61	66	63	58	50	49	49
Tue	48	53	61	68	63	54	53	52	53	57	64	68	69	62	52	49	48
Wed	48	53	61	66	61	54	53	53	53	55	60	65	64	59	52	50	48
Thu	48	52	61	67	60	55	53	54	57	62	68	73	71	62	52	50	48
Fri	48	50	57	62	59	55	57	60	65	71	78	78	70	65	59	52	48
Sat	48	49	49	49	51	57	67	68	66	66	65	63	59	59	56	51	49
Sun	47	48	48	48	48	50	52	55	59	58	57	56	52	54	53	53	48