Best Time to Drive from Downey to Menifee

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 102 minutes via SR-60 East and I-215 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 33% 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	76	83	86	84	85	86	86	88	93	108	117	107	95	83	77	72
Tue	72	77	85	91	87	88	87	87	89	98	115	119	111	100	85	78	71
Wed	71	77	85	91	88	84	85	85	87	94	111	118	110	96	86	78	72
Thu	72	76	84	86	85	86	86	86	89	99	115	121	111	99	85	79	71
Fri	71	75	81	82	82	84	86	88	97	110	121	121	111	95	87	79	73
Sat	71	73	73	74	76	76	78	79	82	81	85	86	84	82	78	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	77	77	75	75	75	75	76	76	75	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 122 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (86 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 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 71 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Menifee?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	83	86	84	85	86	86	88	93	108	117	107	95	83	77	72
Tue	72	77	85	91	87	88	87	87	89	98	115	119	111	100	85	78	71
Wed	71	77	85	91	88	84	85	85	87	94	111	118	110	96	86	78	72
Thu	72	76	84	86	85	86	86	86	89	99	115	121	111	99	85	79	71
Fri	71	75	81	82	82	84	86	88	97	110	121	121	111	95	87	79	73
Sat	71	73	73	74	76	76	78	79	82	81	85	86	84	82	78	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	77	77	75	75	75	75	76	76	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	83	86	84	85	86	86	88	93	108	117	107	95	83	77	72
Tue	72	77	85	91	87	88	87	87	89	98	115	119	111	100	85	78	71
Wed	71	77	85	91	88	84	85	85	87	94	111	118	110	96	86	78	72
Thu	72	76	84	86	85	86	86	86	89	99	115	121	111	99	85	79	71
Fri	71	75	81	82	82	84	86	88	97	110	121	121	111	95	87	79	73
Sat	71	73	73	74	76	76	78	79	82	81	85	86	84	82	78	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	77	77	75	75	75	75	76	76	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	83	86	84	85	86	86	88	93	108	117	107	95	83	77	72
Tue	72	77	85	91	87	88	87	87	89	98	115	119	111	100	85	78	71
Wed	71	77	85	91	88	84	85	85	87	94	111	118	110	96	86	78	72
Thu	72	76	84	86	85	86	86	86	89	99	115	121	111	99	85	79	71
Fri	71	75	81	82	82	84	86	88	97	110	121	121	111	95	87	79	73
Sat	71	73	73	74	76	76	78	79	82	81	85	86	84	82	78	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	72	73	74	75	77	77	75	75	75	75	76	76	75	71