Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Menifee

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 82 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Lakewood 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	74	79	80	79	84	78	81	81	85	92	94	91	83	77	75	72
Tue	71	77	89	92	87	83	81	81	85	91	97	101	99	88	80	76	72
Wed	72	79	87	91	87	83	82	85	84	90	97	103	97	90	82	78	73
Thu	71	78	86	89	87	83	83	83	86	90	99	102	99	93	82	77	72
Fri	71	76	82	83	82	83	83	87	92	101	108	107	102	94	83	77	73
Sat	72	74	75	75	76	76	78	78	81	84	88	89	87	83	78	77	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	74	77	76	76	76	77	77	75	75	75	78	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Lakewood to Menifee (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (28 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood 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 Lakewood to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 71 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Menifee?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (40 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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

More drives

Menifee to Lakewood (return trip) · Lakewood to Fontana · Lakewood to Moreno Valley · Lakewood to Lancaster · Lakewood to Palmdale · Lakewood to Valencia · Lakewood to Fullerton · Lakewood to East Los Angeles · Lakewood to Victorville · Lakewood to Carlsbad · Lakewood to Costa Mesa · Lakewood to Inglewood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	79	80	79	84	78	81	81	85	92	94	91	83	77	75	72
Tue	71	77	89	92	87	83	81	81	85	91	97	101	99	88	80	76	72
Wed	72	79	87	91	87	83	82	85	84	90	97	103	97	90	82	78	73
Thu	71	78	86	89	87	83	83	83	86	90	99	102	99	93	82	77	72
Fri	71	76	82	83	82	83	83	87	92	101	108	107	102	94	83	77	73
Sat	72	74	75	75	76	76	78	78	81	84	88	89	87	83	78	77	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	74	77	76	76	76	77	77	75	75	75	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	79	80	79	84	78	81	81	85	92	94	91	83	77	75	72
Tue	71	77	89	92	87	83	81	81	85	91	97	101	99	88	80	76	72
Wed	72	79	87	91	87	83	82	85	84	90	97	103	97	90	82	78	73
Thu	71	78	86	89	87	83	83	83	86	90	99	102	99	93	82	77	72
Fri	71	76	82	83	82	83	83	87	92	101	108	107	102	94	83	77	73
Sat	72	74	75	75	76	76	78	78	81	84	88	89	87	83	78	77	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	74	77	76	76	76	77	77	75	75	75	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	79	80	79	84	78	81	81	85	92	94	91	83	77	75	72
Tue	71	77	89	92	87	83	81	81	85	91	97	101	99	88	80	76	72
Wed	72	79	87	91	87	83	82	85	84	90	97	103	97	90	82	78	73
Thu	71	78	86	89	87	83	83	83	86	90	99	102	99	93	82	77	72
Fri	71	76	82	83	82	83	83	87	92	101	108	107	102	94	83	77	73
Sat	72	74	75	75	76	76	78	78	81	84	88	89	87	83	78	77	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	74	77	76	76	76	77	77	75	75	75	78	72