Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Murrieta

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 65 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Santa Ana 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	54	57	60	63	62	59	59	59	61	64	73	77	78	69	61	58	54
Tue	54	58	62	65	61	59	59	59	61	64	78	84	84	73	63	59	54
Wed	54	58	62	64	63	61	60	61	61	66	76	84	81	74	64	60	56
Thu	54	58	63	66	62	62	61	61	64	69	81	91	85	75	65	60	56
Fri	54	57	60	61	61	60	61	67	74	83	96	94	84	73	64	60	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	66	73	70	69	69	70	69	65	63	60	59	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	57	58	59	58	58	58	58	56	56	57	59	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Santa Ana to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Murrieta?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 54 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	54	57	60	63	62	59	59	59	61	64	73	77	78	69	61	58	54
Tue	54	58	62	65	61	59	59	59	61	64	78	84	84	73	63	59	54
Wed	54	58	62	64	63	61	60	61	61	66	76	84	81	74	64	60	56
Thu	54	58	63	66	62	62	61	61	64	69	81	91	85	75	65	60	56
Fri	54	57	60	61	61	60	61	67	74	83	96	94	84	73	64	60	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	66	73	70	69	69	70	69	65	63	60	59	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	57	58	59	58	58	58	58	56	56	57	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	60	63	62	59	59	59	61	64	73	77	78	69	61	58	54
Tue	54	58	62	65	61	59	59	59	61	64	78	84	84	73	63	59	54
Wed	54	58	62	64	63	61	60	61	61	66	76	84	81	74	64	60	56
Thu	54	58	63	66	62	62	61	61	64	69	81	91	85	75	65	60	56
Fri	54	57	60	61	61	60	61	67	74	83	96	94	84	73	64	60	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	66	73	70	69	69	70	69	65	63	60	59	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	57	58	59	58	58	58	58	56	56	57	59	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	60	63	62	59	59	59	61	64	73	77	78	69	61	58	54
Tue	54	58	62	65	61	59	59	59	61	64	78	84	84	73	63	59	54
Wed	54	58	62	64	63	61	60	61	61	66	76	84	81	74	64	60	56
Thu	54	58	63	66	62	62	61	61	64	69	81	91	85	75	65	60	56
Fri	54	57	60	61	61	60	61	67	74	83	96	94	84	73	64	60	55
Sat	55	56	57	57	59	66	73	70	69	69	70	69	65	63	60	59	55
Sun	54	54	55	55	57	57	58	59	58	58	58	58	56	56	57	59	55