Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Downey

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via SR-60 West and I-215 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 49% 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 76-mile drive from Menifee to Downey (via SR-60 West and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (115 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to central Downey 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 Downey?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 69 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to Downey?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (21 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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