Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Murrieta

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-15 South and SR-60 East, usually 71 at this time.

Only 57% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Whittier to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-60 East) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (84 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier 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 Whittier to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 65 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-71 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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