Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Menifee

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 97 at this time.

Only 19% 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 Huntington Beach 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	76	77	78	80	80	82	82	83	84	93	98	104	101	91	81	78	76
Tue	76	79	81	83	81	83	83	83	87	95	105	108	102	93	83	81	76
Wed	76	86	80	86	85	84	84	89	91	97	101	106	108	102	88	82	77
Thu	76	80	83	83	84	84	82	83	92	98	104	111	108	95	85	82	77
Fri	77	78	80	86	80	84	87	91	96	106	109	107	103	96	86	81	77
Sat	76	77	79	79	82	82	87	91	86	87	91	91	88	86	81	81	76
Sun	76	77	77	79	79	82	81	83	80	79	80	80	78	78	79	82	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Menifee (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (36 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Menifee?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 76 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Menifee?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (23 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (7 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	76	77	78	80	80	82	82	83	84	93	98	104	101	91	81	78	76
Tue	76	79	81	83	81	83	83	83	87	95	105	108	102	93	83	81	76
Wed	76	86	80	86	85	84	84	89	91	97	101	106	108	102	88	82	77
Thu	76	80	83	83	84	84	82	83	92	98	104	111	108	95	85	82	77
Fri	77	78	80	86	80	84	87	91	96	106	109	107	103	96	86	81	77
Sat	76	77	79	79	82	82	87	91	86	87	91	91	88	86	81	81	76
Sun	76	77	77	79	79	82	81	83	80	79	80	80	78	78	79	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	78	80	80	82	82	83	84	93	98	104	101	91	81	78	76
Tue	76	79	81	83	81	83	83	83	87	95	105	108	102	93	83	81	76
Wed	76	86	80	86	85	84	84	89	91	97	101	106	108	102	88	82	77
Thu	76	80	83	83	84	84	82	83	92	98	104	111	108	95	85	82	77
Fri	77	78	80	86	80	84	87	91	96	106	109	107	103	96	86	81	77
Sat	76	77	79	79	82	82	87	91	86	87	91	91	88	86	81	81	76
Sun	76	77	77	79	79	82	81	83	80	79	80	80	78	78	79	82	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	78	80	80	82	82	83	84	93	98	104	101	91	81	78	76
Tue	76	79	81	83	81	83	83	83	87	95	105	108	102	93	83	81	76
Wed	76	86	80	86	85	84	84	89	91	97	101	106	108	102	88	82	77
Thu	76	80	83	83	84	84	82	83	92	98	104	111	108	95	85	82	77
Fri	77	78	80	86	80	84	87	91	96	106	109	107	103	96	86	81	77
Sat	76	77	79	79	82	82	87	91	86	87	91	91	88	86	81	81	76
Sun	76	77	77	79	79	82	81	83	80	79	80	80	78	78	79	82	76