Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Costa Mesa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 73 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South and I-215 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 20% 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 66-mile drive from Menifee to Costa Mesa (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (25 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menifee to Costa Mesa?

The 66-mile drive usually takes 67 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (10 miles)

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