Best Time to Drive from Vista to Murrieta

Right now (11:20 am PST): about 39 minutes via I-15 North and SR-76 East, usually 38 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Vista 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	34	35	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	37	41	42	44	40	36	34	34
Tue	34	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	43	50	49	41	36	34	34
Wed	34	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	36	37	45	50	50	42	36	34	34
Thu	34	35	38	39	36	37	37	37	37	38	45	51	54	46	38	35	34
Fri	34	35	38	37	36	37	36	38	39	46	53	57	53	47	38	36	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	39	40	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	37	38	36	37	36	35	36	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Vista to Murrieta (via I-15 North and SR-76 East) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (15 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista 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 Vista to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vista to Murrieta?

The 32-mile drive usually takes 34 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Murrieta?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Murrieta to Vista (return trip) · Vista to San Diego · Vista to Long Beach · Vista to Anaheim · Vista to Riverside · Vista to Santa Ana · Vista to Santa Monica · Vista to Chula Vista · Vista to Irvine · Vista to San Bernardino · Vista to Fontana · Vista to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	37	41	42	44	40	36	34	34
Tue	34	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	43	50	49	41	36	34	34
Wed	34	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	36	37	45	50	50	42	36	34	34
Thu	34	35	38	39	36	37	37	37	37	38	45	51	54	46	38	35	34
Fri	34	35	38	37	36	37	36	38	39	46	53	57	53	47	38	36	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	39	40	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	37	38	36	37	36	35	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	37	41	42	44	40	36	34	34
Tue	34	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	43	50	49	41	36	34	34
Wed	34	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	36	37	45	50	50	42	36	34	34
Thu	34	35	38	39	36	37	37	37	37	38	45	51	54	46	38	35	34
Fri	34	35	38	37	36	37	36	38	39	46	53	57	53	47	38	36	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	39	40	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	37	38	36	37	36	35	36	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	34	35	39	38	37	37	37	36	36	37	41	42	44	40	36	34	34
Tue	34	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	37	37	43	50	49	41	36	34	34
Wed	34	35	38	39	37	37	37	37	36	37	45	50	50	42	36	34	34
Thu	34	35	38	39	36	37	37	37	37	38	45	51	54	46	38	35	34
Fri	34	35	38	37	36	37	36	38	39	46	53	57	53	47	38	36	35
Sat	34	34	34	35	35	37	38	39	40	39	38	37	36	36	36	35	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	36	38	37	38	36	37	36	35	36	36	36	34