Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Carson

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 92 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 97 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Menifee to Carson 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	84	110	118	104	97	91	91	89	91	95	97	96	94	86	82	82	81
Tue	89	132	138	119	105	97	92	91	93	98	101	102	100	88	83	82	80
Wed	89	125	136	119	104	95	92	92	94	100	106	107	104	91	83	81	80
Thu	88	126	130	114	99	94	93	93	95	99	104	106	104	89	83	81	80
Fri	87	109	107	99	95	93	93	96	99	103	106	108	104	94	86	81	80
Sat	81	84	84	84	85	86	89	93	93	103	95	98	94	89	85	82	80
Sun	80	81	81	82	84	87	88	88	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Menifee to Carson (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 138 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (26 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to central Carson 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 Menifee to Carson?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 80 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to Carson?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (38 miles) · SR-91 West in Los Angeles (11 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (1.7 miles)

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

More drives

Carson to Menifee (return trip) · Menifee to Los Angeles · Menifee to San Diego · Menifee to Long Beach · Menifee to Anaheim · Menifee to Riverside · Menifee to Santa Ana · Menifee to Irvine · Menifee to Alhambra · Menifee to San Bernardino · Menifee to Fontana · Menifee to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	110	118	104	97	91	91	89	91	95	97	96	94	86	82	82	81
Tue	89	132	138	119	105	97	92	91	93	98	101	102	100	88	83	82	80
Wed	89	125	136	119	104	95	92	92	94	100	106	107	104	91	83	81	80
Thu	88	126	130	114	99	94	93	93	95	99	104	106	104	89	83	81	80
Fri	87	109	107	99	95	93	93	96	99	103	106	108	104	94	86	81	80
Sat	81	84	84	84	85	86	89	93	93	103	95	98	94	89	85	82	80
Sun	80	81	81	82	84	87	88	88	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	110	118	104	97	91	91	89	91	95	97	96	94	86	82	82	81
Tue	89	132	138	119	105	97	92	91	93	98	101	102	100	88	83	82	80
Wed	89	125	136	119	104	95	92	92	94	100	106	107	104	91	83	81	80
Thu	88	126	130	114	99	94	93	93	95	99	104	106	104	89	83	81	80
Fri	87	109	107	99	95	93	93	96	99	103	106	108	104	94	86	81	80
Sat	81	84	84	84	85	86	89	93	93	103	95	98	94	89	85	82	80
Sun	80	81	81	82	84	87	88	88	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	110	118	104	97	91	91	89	91	95	97	96	94	86	82	82	81
Tue	89	132	138	119	105	97	92	91	93	98	101	102	100	88	83	82	80
Wed	89	125	136	119	104	95	92	92	94	100	106	107	104	91	83	81	80
Thu	88	126	130	114	99	94	93	93	95	99	104	106	104	89	83	81	80
Fri	87	109	107	99	95	93	93	96	99	103	106	108	104	94	86	81	80
Sat	81	84	84	84	85	86	89	93	93	103	95	98	94	89	85	82	80
Sun	80	81	81	82	84	87	88	88	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	79