Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Murrieta

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 54 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 51 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Yorba Linda 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	44	47	48	49	49	48	48	49	49	52	59	63	63	56	51	48	45
Tue	45	47	49	52	49	49	48	48	49	52	62	67	66	59	53	51	47
Wed	45	48	50	51	50	50	48	48	50	52	60	66	64	59	53	51	47
Thu	45	48	51	53	49	49	49	49	51	56	63	73	73	62	56	51	47
Fri	45	46	48	49	48	49	50	54	62	72	82	81	73	65	58	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	54	62	62	58	58	60	61	56	56	52	50	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	47	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Murrieta (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Murrieta?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Murrieta?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 44 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Murrieta?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (16 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (14 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	44	47	48	49	49	48	48	49	49	52	59	63	63	56	51	48	45
Tue	45	47	49	52	49	49	48	48	49	52	62	67	66	59	53	51	47
Wed	45	48	50	51	50	50	48	48	50	52	60	66	64	59	53	51	47
Thu	45	48	51	53	49	49	49	49	51	56	63	73	73	62	56	51	47
Fri	45	46	48	49	48	49	50	54	62	72	82	81	73	65	58	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	54	62	62	58	58	60	61	56	56	52	50	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	47	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	48	49	49	48	48	49	49	52	59	63	63	56	51	48	45
Tue	45	47	49	52	49	49	48	48	49	52	62	67	66	59	53	51	47
Wed	45	48	50	51	50	50	48	48	50	52	60	66	64	59	53	51	47
Thu	45	48	51	53	49	49	49	49	51	56	63	73	73	62	56	51	47
Fri	45	46	48	49	48	49	50	54	62	72	82	81	73	65	58	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	54	62	62	58	58	60	61	56	56	52	50	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	47	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	44	47	48	49	49	48	48	49	49	52	59	63	63	56	51	48	45
Tue	45	47	49	52	49	49	48	48	49	52	62	67	66	59	53	51	47
Wed	45	48	50	51	50	50	48	48	50	52	60	66	64	59	53	51	47
Thu	45	48	51	53	49	49	49	49	51	56	63	73	73	62	56	51	47
Fri	45	46	48	49	48	49	50	54	62	72	82	81	73	65	58	52	47
Sat	45	46	47	47	48	54	62	62	58	58	60	61	56	56	52	50	46
Sun	45	45	45	45	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	46	47	49	47