Best Time to Drive from Downey to Menifee

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via SR-60 East and I-215 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Downey to Menifee 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	72	78	87	90	86	88	90	91	94	100	114	125	105	95	83	77	72
Tue	71	77	87	91	89	89	89	88	89	98	122	125	110	97	84	77	72
Wed	71	80	89	95	91	87	86	90	95	100	118	121	113	96	85	78	71
Thu	71	77	89	88	86	88	89	87	93	107	122	135	115	105	86	80	71
Fri	71	78	86	87	86	88	90	93	103	116	129	125	115	98	89	79	74
Sat	72	73	73	74	77	78	79	80	83	84	94	88	87	84	79	75	72
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	75	79	78	78	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Downey to Menifee (via SR-60 East and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey to central Menifee 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 Downey to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Downey to Menifee?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 71 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Menifee?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Inland Empire (22 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (21 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-605 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Menifee to Downey (return trip) · Downey to Los Angeles · Downey to Santa Monica · Downey to Long Beach · Downey to West Covina · Downey to Burbank · Downey to Glendale · Downey to Santa Clarita · Downey to Van Nuys · Downey to LAX · Downey to Hollywood · Downey to Culver City

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	78	87	90	86	88	90	91	94	100	114	125	105	95	83	77	72
Tue	71	77	87	91	89	89	89	88	89	98	122	125	110	97	84	77	72
Wed	71	80	89	95	91	87	86	90	95	100	118	121	113	96	85	78	71
Thu	71	77	89	88	86	88	89	87	93	107	122	135	115	105	86	80	71
Fri	71	78	86	87	86	88	90	93	103	116	129	125	115	98	89	79	74
Sat	72	73	73	74	77	78	79	80	83	84	94	88	87	84	79	75	72
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	75	79	78	78	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	78	87	90	86	88	90	91	94	100	114	125	105	95	83	77	72
Tue	71	77	87	91	89	89	89	88	89	98	122	125	110	97	84	77	72
Wed	71	80	89	95	91	87	86	90	95	100	118	121	113	96	85	78	71
Thu	71	77	89	88	86	88	89	87	93	107	122	135	115	105	86	80	71
Fri	71	78	86	87	86	88	90	93	103	116	129	125	115	98	89	79	74
Sat	72	73	73	74	77	78	79	80	83	84	94	88	87	84	79	75	72
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	75	79	78	78	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	78	87	90	86	88	90	91	94	100	114	125	105	95	83	77	72
Tue	71	77	87	91	89	89	89	88	89	98	122	125	110	97	84	77	72
Wed	71	80	89	95	91	87	86	90	95	100	118	121	113	96	85	78	71
Thu	71	77	89	88	86	88	89	87	93	107	122	135	115	105	86	80	71
Fri	71	78	86	87	86	88	90	93	103	116	129	125	115	98	89	79	74
Sat	72	73	73	74	77	78	79	80	83	84	94	88	87	84	79	75	72
Sun	72	72	73	73	74	75	79	78	78	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	71