Best Time to Drive from Los Angeles to Menifee

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 122 minutes via SR-60 East and I-215 South, usually 96 at this time.

Only 46% 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.

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 129 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Menifee to Los Angeles

Freeway, about 74 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 6 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from Downtown LA (City Hall) to central Menifee along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	76	82	82	82	83	84	86	88	94	107	116	106	93	82	77	73
Tue	73	79	84	84	86	88	87	85	88	95	118	124	112	96	83	77	72
Wed	72	77	82	85	83	83	83	86	88	98	114	121	113	98	85	85	72
Thu	73	78	83	84	83	85	86	87	92	104	123	128	120	102	87	81	73
Fri	72	76	80	82	82	84	87	91	104	120	126	126	116	100	87	79	74
Sat	72	74	75	77	77	80	82	84	85	87	91	89	87	82	78	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	76	78	79	79	79	79	78	77	76	77	77	72

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 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 129 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 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Los Angeles to Menifee?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

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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	76	82	82	82	83	84	86	88	94	107	116	106	93	82	77	73
Tue	73	79	84	84	86	88	87	85	88	95	118	124	112	96	83	77	72
Wed	72	77	82	85	83	83	83	86	88	98	114	121	113	98	85	85	72
Thu	73	78	83	84	83	85	86	87	92	104	123	128	120	102	87	81	73
Fri	72	76	80	82	82	84	87	91	104	120	126	126	116	100	87	79	74
Sat	72	74	75	77	77	80	82	84	85	87	91	89	87	82	78	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	76	78	79	79	79	79	78	77	76	77	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	82	82	82	83	84	86	88	94	107	116	106	93	82	77	73
Tue	73	79	84	84	86	88	87	85	88	95	118	124	112	96	83	77	72
Wed	72	77	82	85	83	83	83	86	88	98	114	121	113	98	85	85	72
Thu	73	78	83	84	83	85	86	87	92	104	123	128	120	102	87	81	73
Fri	72	76	80	82	82	84	87	91	104	120	126	126	116	100	87	79	74
Sat	72	74	75	77	77	80	82	84	85	87	91	89	87	82	78	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	76	78	79	79	79	79	78	77	76	77	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	76	82	82	82	83	84	86	88	94	107	116	106	93	82	77	73
Tue	73	79	84	84	86	88	87	85	88	95	118	124	112	96	83	77	72
Wed	72	77	82	85	83	83	83	86	88	98	114	121	113	98	85	85	72
Thu	73	78	83	84	83	85	86	87	92	104	123	128	120	102	87	81	73
Fri	72	76	80	82	82	84	87	91	104	120	126	126	116	100	87	79	74
Sat	72	74	75	77	77	80	82	84	85	87	91	89	87	82	78	75	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	76	78	79	79	79	79	78	77	76	77	77	72