Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Menifee

Right now (9:05 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via SR-60 East and I-215 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Los Angeles 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	73	79	82	80	82	85	86	88	87	86	90	98	97	83	80	79	73
Tue	73	80	83	82	82	86	88	86	86	86	94	98	94	81	79	79	73
Wed	72	80	83	82	82	85	85	86	85	86	93	100	94	82	79	77	74
Thu	73	79	82	80	82	86	86	86	86	89	99	104	97	85	83	79	73
Fri	72	77	80	79	81	83	84	86	92	103	107	107	99	90	84	77	74
Sat	72	74	75	76	79	80	80	80	86	80	84	83	82	79	76	75	72
Sun	73	73	74	74	75	77	78	80	79	78	77	77	76	77	78	77	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Los Angeles to Menifee (via SR-60 East and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) 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 Los Angeles to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Los Angeles to Menifee?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 72 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Menifee?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (17 miles) · US-101 South in Los Angeles (3 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	73	79	82	80	82	85	86	88	87	86	90	98	97	83	80	79	73
Tue	73	80	83	82	82	86	88	86	86	86	94	98	94	81	79	79	73
Wed	72	80	83	82	82	85	85	86	85	86	93	100	94	82	79	77	74
Thu	73	79	82	80	82	86	86	86	86	89	99	104	97	85	83	79	73
Fri	72	77	80	79	81	83	84	86	92	103	107	107	99	90	84	77	74
Sat	72	74	75	76	79	80	80	80	86	80	84	83	82	79	76	75	72
Sun	73	73	74	74	75	77	78	80	79	78	77	77	76	77	78	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	79	82	80	82	85	86	88	87	86	90	98	97	83	80	79	73
Tue	73	80	83	82	82	86	88	86	86	86	94	98	94	81	79	79	73
Wed	72	80	83	82	82	85	85	86	85	86	93	100	94	82	79	77	74
Thu	73	79	82	80	82	86	86	86	86	89	99	104	97	85	83	79	73
Fri	72	77	80	79	81	83	84	86	92	103	107	107	99	90	84	77	74
Sat	72	74	75	76	79	80	80	80	86	80	84	83	82	79	76	75	72
Sun	73	73	74	74	75	77	78	80	79	78	77	77	76	77	78	77	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	79	82	80	82	85	86	88	87	86	90	98	97	83	80	79	73
Tue	73	80	83	82	82	86	88	86	86	86	94	98	94	81	79	79	73
Wed	72	80	83	82	82	85	85	86	85	86	93	100	94	82	79	77	74
Thu	73	79	82	80	82	86	86	86	86	89	99	104	97	85	83	79	73
Fri	72	77	80	79	81	83	84	86	92	103	107	107	99	90	84	77	74
Sat	72	74	75	76	79	80	80	80	86	80	84	83	82	79	76	75	72
Sun	73	73	74	74	75	77	78	80	79	78	77	77	76	77	78	77	73