Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Murrieta

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 85 minutes via SR-91 East and I-15 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 24% 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 South Gate 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	71	75	83	86	82	79	79	80	81	86	96	98	95	85	79	75	71
Tue	71	76	94	99	91	84	82	82	85	91	104	104	102	90	81	76	71
Wed	71	77	93	99	92	86	81	83	83	92	102	106	99	89	81	77	72
Thu	71	76	91	98	90	84	82	84	86	93	106	109	102	91	82	77	71
Fri	71	74	85	90	84	82	84	93	101	114	118	114	103	93	85	78	72
Sat	71	73	74	75	78	85	90	88	88	90	93	91	88	84	79	78	72
Sun	70	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from South Gate to Murrieta (via SR-91 East and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Murrieta?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 71 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Murrieta?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	83	86	82	79	79	80	81	86	96	98	95	85	79	75	71
Tue	71	76	94	99	91	84	82	82	85	91	104	104	102	90	81	76	71
Wed	71	77	93	99	92	86	81	83	83	92	102	106	99	89	81	77	72
Thu	71	76	91	98	90	84	82	84	86	93	106	109	102	91	82	77	71
Fri	71	74	85	90	84	82	84	93	101	114	118	114	103	93	85	78	72
Sat	71	73	74	75	78	85	90	88	88	90	93	91	88	84	79	78	72
Sun	70	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	83	86	82	79	79	80	81	86	96	98	95	85	79	75	71
Tue	71	76	94	99	91	84	82	82	85	91	104	104	102	90	81	76	71
Wed	71	77	93	99	92	86	81	83	83	92	102	106	99	89	81	77	72
Thu	71	76	91	98	90	84	82	84	86	93	106	109	102	91	82	77	71
Fri	71	74	85	90	84	82	84	93	101	114	118	114	103	93	85	78	72
Sat	71	73	74	75	78	85	90	88	88	90	93	91	88	84	79	78	72
Sun	70	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	83	86	82	79	79	80	81	86	96	98	95	85	79	75	71
Tue	71	76	94	99	91	84	82	82	85	91	104	104	102	90	81	76	71
Wed	71	77	93	99	92	86	81	83	83	92	102	106	99	89	81	77	72
Thu	71	76	91	98	90	84	82	84	86	93	106	109	102	91	82	77	71
Fri	71	74	85	90	84	82	84	93	101	114	118	114	103	93	85	78	72
Sat	71	73	74	75	78	85	90	88	88	90	93	91	88	84	79	78	72
Sun	70	72	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	77	71