Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Downey

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 96 minutes via SR-60 West and I-215 North, usually 89 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 Menifee to Downey 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	91	128	142	135	117	113	97	94	96	101	97	90	84	79	73	72	72
Tue	91	130	137	136	116	104	98	93	96	100	104	100	93	80	74	71	70
Wed	99	125	141	137	109	100	96	91	96	98	101	96	93	81	75	71	70
Thu	96	123	128	128	109	109	95	95	97	99	102	101	94	80	75	72	71
Fri	83	106	111	108	105	104	100	97	104	106	109	104	98	89	80	72	70
Sat	70	74	74	75	78	95	92	94	96	90	89	88	85	81	75	72	70
Sun	70	71	70	71	72	82	87	89	84	80	77	75	75	75	76	73	69

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 70 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. 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 1 pm on Saturdays (96 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 17 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 70 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 70 to 142 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 Mondays is usually slowest, about 142 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)

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

More drives

Downey 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	91	128	142	135	117	113	97	94	96	101	97	90	84	79	73	72	72
Tue	91	130	137	136	116	104	98	93	96	100	104	100	93	80	74	71	70
Wed	99	125	141	137	109	100	96	91	96	98	101	96	93	81	75	71	70
Thu	96	123	128	128	109	109	95	95	97	99	102	101	94	80	75	72	71
Fri	83	106	111	108	105	104	100	97	104	106	109	104	98	89	80	72	70
Sat	70	74	74	75	78	95	92	94	96	90	89	88	85	81	75	72	70
Sun	70	71	70	71	72	82	87	89	84	80	77	75	75	75	76	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	128	142	135	117	113	97	94	96	101	97	90	84	79	73	72	72
Tue	91	130	137	136	116	104	98	93	96	100	104	100	93	80	74	71	70
Wed	99	125	141	137	109	100	96	91	96	98	101	96	93	81	75	71	70
Thu	96	123	128	128	109	109	95	95	97	99	102	101	94	80	75	72	71
Fri	83	106	111	108	105	104	100	97	104	106	109	104	98	89	80	72	70
Sat	70	74	74	75	78	95	92	94	96	90	89	88	85	81	75	72	70
Sun	70	71	70	71	72	82	87	89	84	80	77	75	75	75	76	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	128	142	135	117	113	97	94	96	101	97	90	84	79	73	72	72
Tue	91	130	137	136	116	104	98	93	96	100	104	100	93	80	74	71	70
Wed	99	125	141	137	109	100	96	91	96	98	101	96	93	81	75	71	70
Thu	96	123	128	128	109	109	95	95	97	99	102	101	94	80	75	72	71
Fri	83	106	111	108	105	104	100	97	104	106	109	104	98	89	80	72	70
Sat	70	74	74	75	78	95	92	94	96	90	89	88	85	81	75	72	70
Sun	70	71	70	71	72	82	87	89	84	80	77	75	75	75	76	73	69