Best Time to Drive from San Diego to Murrieta

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-15 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 63% 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.

On weekdays the 66-mile drive from San Diego to Murrieta (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (66 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Murrieta to San Diego

Freeway, about 60 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 7 to 14 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Diego to central Murrieta along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	61	62	63	63	62	62	63	65	75	88	79	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	60	62	65	64	63	62	62	63	65	85	93	91	69	60	59	58
Wed	59	60	61	63	64	62	62	63	63	67	89	100	93	73	61	60	59
Thu	59	60	62	63	63	62	62	63	63	67	93	107	94	73	61	60	58
Fri	59	59	61	62	62	62	62	63	68	84	102	96	83	67	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	62	63	64	66	63	62	62	61	60	61	62	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	59

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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 66-mile drive usually takes 58 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Diego to Murrieta?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

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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)

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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	61	62	63	63	62	62	63	65	75	88	79	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	60	62	65	64	63	62	62	63	65	85	93	91	69	60	59	58
Wed	59	60	61	63	64	62	62	63	63	67	89	100	93	73	61	60	59
Thu	59	60	62	63	63	62	62	63	63	67	93	107	94	73	61	60	58
Fri	59	59	61	62	62	62	62	63	68	84	102	96	83	67	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	62	63	64	66	63	62	62	61	60	61	62	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	61	62	63	63	62	62	63	65	75	88	79	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	60	62	65	64	63	62	62	63	65	85	93	91	69	60	59	58
Wed	59	60	61	63	64	62	62	63	63	67	89	100	93	73	61	60	59
Thu	59	60	62	63	63	62	62	63	63	67	93	107	94	73	61	60	58
Fri	59	59	61	62	62	62	62	63	68	84	102	96	83	67	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	62	63	64	66	63	62	62	61	60	61	62	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	59	61	62	63	63	62	62	63	65	75	88	79	63	60	60	59
Tue	59	60	62	65	64	63	62	62	63	65	85	93	91	69	60	59	58
Wed	59	60	61	63	64	62	62	63	63	67	89	100	93	73	61	60	59
Thu	59	60	62	63	63	62	62	63	63	67	93	107	94	73	61	60	58
Fri	59	59	61	62	62	62	62	63	68	84	102	96	83	67	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	61	62	63	64	66	63	62	62	61	60	61	62	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	59	61	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	59