Best Time to Drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Murrieta

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 49 minutes via I-15 North, usually 46 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Penasquitos 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	43	43	43	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	53	61	62	53	45	43	43
Tue	43	43	44	46	46	46	45	46	46	47	58	68	67	55	45	44	43
Wed	43	43	43	46	46	46	45	46	46	47	61	68	67	56	46	44	43
Thu	43	43	44	45	46	46	45	45	46	48	62	76	73	57	48	44	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	46	50	63	81	81	69	56	50	46	44
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	48	48	46	45	44	44	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 48-mile drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Murrieta (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 47 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Penasquitos 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 Penasquitos to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 48-mile drive usually takes 43 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 47 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Penasquitos to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (36 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-56 East in San Diego (1.6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	43	43	43	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	53	61	62	53	45	43	43
Tue	43	43	44	46	46	46	45	46	46	47	58	68	67	55	45	44	43
Wed	43	43	43	46	46	46	45	46	46	47	61	68	67	56	46	44	43
Thu	43	43	44	45	46	46	45	45	46	48	62	76	73	57	48	44	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	46	50	63	81	81	69	56	50	46	44
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	48	48	46	45	44	44	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	43	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	53	61	62	53	45	43	43
Tue	43	43	44	46	46	46	45	46	46	47	58	68	67	55	45	44	43
Wed	43	43	43	46	46	46	45	46	46	47	61	68	67	56	46	44	43
Thu	43	43	44	45	46	46	45	45	46	48	62	76	73	57	48	44	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	46	50	63	81	81	69	56	50	46	44
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	48	48	46	45	44	44	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	43	43	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	53	61	62	53	45	43	43
Tue	43	43	44	46	46	46	45	46	46	47	58	68	67	55	45	44	43
Wed	43	43	43	46	46	46	45	46	46	47	61	68	67	56	46	44	43
Thu	43	43	44	45	46	46	45	45	46	48	62	76	73	57	48	44	43
Fri	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	46	50	63	81	81	69	56	50	46	44
Sat	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	48	48	46	45	44	44	45	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	43