Best Time to Drive from Lake Forest to Menifee

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 70 minutes via SR-241 North and SR-91 East, usually 79 at this time.

Only 22% 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 62-mile drive from Lake Forest to Menifee (via SR-241 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (35 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Lake Forest to Menifee?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 66 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lake Forest to Menifee?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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