Best Time to Drive from San Diego to Murrieta

Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 59 minutes via I-15 North.

Only 51% 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 Diego 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	59	59	60	63	63	63	62	62	63	65	76	87	80	66	61	60	59
Tue	59	59	61	64	64	63	62	63	63	65	83	93	89	70	61	60	59
Wed	59	59	60	63	64	63	62	63	63	67	88	100	90	73	61	60	59
Thu	59	59	60	63	63	62	62	63	63	68	92	104	90	72	63	60	59
Fri	59	60	61	63	62	62	62	63	69	85	108	101	84	70	65	63	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	61	62	62	65	64	63	63	61	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from San Diego to Murrieta (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (65 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Diego 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 Diego to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 59 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Diego to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · SR-163 North in San Diego (9 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 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	59	59	60	63	63	63	62	62	63	65	76	87	80	66	61	60	59
Tue	59	59	61	64	64	63	62	63	63	65	83	93	89	70	61	60	59
Wed	59	59	60	63	64	63	62	63	63	67	88	100	90	73	61	60	59
Thu	59	59	60	63	63	62	62	63	63	68	92	104	90	72	63	60	59
Fri	59	60	61	63	62	62	62	63	69	85	108	101	84	70	65	63	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	61	62	62	65	64	63	63	61	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	60	63	63	63	62	62	63	65	76	87	80	66	61	60	59
Tue	59	59	61	64	64	63	62	63	63	65	83	93	89	70	61	60	59
Wed	59	59	60	63	64	63	62	63	63	67	88	100	90	73	61	60	59
Thu	59	59	60	63	63	62	62	63	63	68	92	104	90	72	63	60	59
Fri	59	60	61	63	62	62	62	63	69	85	108	101	84	70	65	63	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	61	62	62	65	64	63	63	61	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	60	63	63	63	62	62	63	65	76	87	80	66	61	60	59
Tue	59	59	61	64	64	63	62	63	63	65	83	93	89	70	61	60	59
Wed	59	59	60	63	64	63	62	63	63	67	88	100	90	73	61	60	59
Thu	59	59	60	63	63	62	62	63	63	68	92	104	90	72	63	60	59
Fri	59	60	61	63	62	62	62	63	69	85	108	101	84	70	65	63	61
Sat	59	59	59	60	60	61	62	62	65	64	63	63	61	61	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	59