Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Murrieta

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 43 minutes via I-215 South, usually 43 at this time.

Only 39% 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 San Bernardino 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	42	46	57	64	53	49	50	50	51	53	60	58	62	52	44	44	43
Tue	42	47	60	70	59	50	50	50	50	53	62	61	63	54	45	43	43
Wed	42	46	61	72	58	49	50	50	50	52	59	62	67	56	46	44	43
Thu	42	46	58	66	57	49	49	49	51	53	63	63	65	57	46	44	44
Fri	42	46	53	60	53	49	51	52	56	59	62	61	60	52	48	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	46	49	51	51	50	51	50	49	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	48	49	48	47	47	46	47	47	46	44

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from San Bernardino to Murrieta (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (52 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Murrieta?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 42 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Murrieta?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (39 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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	42	46	57	64	53	49	50	50	51	53	60	58	62	52	44	44	43
Tue	42	47	60	70	59	50	50	50	50	53	62	61	63	54	45	43	43
Wed	42	46	61	72	58	49	50	50	50	52	59	62	67	56	46	44	43
Thu	42	46	58	66	57	49	49	49	51	53	63	63	65	57	46	44	44
Fri	42	46	53	60	53	49	51	52	56	59	62	61	60	52	48	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	46	49	51	51	50	51	50	49	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	48	49	48	47	47	46	47	47	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	57	64	53	49	50	50	51	53	60	58	62	52	44	44	43
Tue	42	47	60	70	59	50	50	50	50	53	62	61	63	54	45	43	43
Wed	42	46	61	72	58	49	50	50	50	52	59	62	67	56	46	44	43
Thu	42	46	58	66	57	49	49	49	51	53	63	63	65	57	46	44	44
Fri	42	46	53	60	53	49	51	52	56	59	62	61	60	52	48	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	46	49	51	51	50	51	50	49	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	48	49	48	47	47	46	47	47	46	44

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	46	57	64	53	49	50	50	51	53	60	58	62	52	44	44	43
Tue	42	47	60	70	59	50	50	50	50	53	62	61	63	54	45	43	43
Wed	42	46	61	72	58	49	50	50	50	52	59	62	67	56	46	44	43
Thu	42	46	58	66	57	49	49	49	51	53	63	63	65	57	46	44	44
Fri	42	46	53	60	53	49	51	52	56	59	62	61	60	52	48	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	46	49	51	51	50	51	50	49	47	46	45	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	45	46	48	49	48	47	47	46	47	47	46	44