Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Murrieta

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via I-215 South, usually 44 at this time.

Only 62% 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 Riverside 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	38	41	43	52	48	44	44	44	47	48	51	52	51	44	39	39	38
Tue	38	41	47	57	50	45	43	44	46	44	49	59	58	49	40	38	38
Wed	37	40	46	57	53	44	43	44	45	47	51	55	57	47	40	38	38
Thu	38	41	45	57	51	45	43	44	44	47	51	61	58	48	41	39	38
Fri	37	40	42	50	45	43	45	49	51	53	58	60	53	45	43	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	42	46	48	48	46	45	45	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	38	39	41	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from Riverside to Murrieta (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 37 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (48 minutes).

About 25 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 37 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 36-mile drive usually takes 37 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Murrieta?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (25 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	43	52	48	44	44	44	47	48	51	52	51	44	39	39	38
Tue	38	41	47	57	50	45	43	44	46	44	49	59	58	49	40	38	38
Wed	37	40	46	57	53	44	43	44	45	47	51	55	57	47	40	38	38
Thu	38	41	45	57	51	45	43	44	44	47	51	61	58	48	41	39	38
Fri	37	40	42	50	45	43	45	49	51	53	58	60	53	45	43	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	42	46	48	48	46	45	45	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	38	39	41	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	43	52	48	44	44	44	47	48	51	52	51	44	39	39	38
Tue	38	41	47	57	50	45	43	44	46	44	49	59	58	49	40	38	38
Wed	37	40	46	57	53	44	43	44	45	47	51	55	57	47	40	38	38
Thu	38	41	45	57	51	45	43	44	44	47	51	61	58	48	41	39	38
Fri	37	40	42	50	45	43	45	49	51	53	58	60	53	45	43	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	42	46	48	48	46	45	45	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	38	39	41	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	41	43	52	48	44	44	44	47	48	51	52	51	44	39	39	38
Tue	38	41	47	57	50	45	43	44	46	44	49	59	58	49	40	38	38
Wed	37	40	46	57	53	44	43	44	45	47	51	55	57	47	40	38	38
Thu	38	41	45	57	51	45	43	44	44	47	51	61	58	48	41	39	38
Fri	37	40	42	50	45	43	45	49	51	53	58	60	53	45	43	39	38
Sat	38	38	38	38	39	42	46	48	48	46	45	45	42	41	39	39	38
Sun	38	38	38	39	38	39	41	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	40	40	38