Best Time to Drive from Menifee to El Cajon

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-15 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 61% 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 El Cajon 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	72	94	99	91	79	79	76	75	76	80	83	81	74	72	72	72	71
Tue	72	94	107	101	83	77	75	75	76	81	82	80	79	72	72	72	71
Wed	72	91	104	94	81	77	75	75	75	80	83	82	80	73	72	71	71
Thu	72	91	107	98	83	77	75	75	76	82	84	81	79	72	72	72	71
Fri	72	79	83	84	79	77	77	76	78	83	84	81	75	74	74	72	71
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	76	77	80	80	79	76	74	73	72	73	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	73	73	73	73	72	73	73	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Menifee to El Cajon (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to central El Cajon 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 El Cajon?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menifee to El Cajon?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to El Cajon?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-52 East in San Diego (9 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

El Cajon 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	72	94	99	91	79	79	76	75	76	80	83	81	74	72	72	72	71
Tue	72	94	107	101	83	77	75	75	76	81	82	80	79	72	72	72	71
Wed	72	91	104	94	81	77	75	75	75	80	83	82	80	73	72	71	71
Thu	72	91	107	98	83	77	75	75	76	82	84	81	79	72	72	72	71
Fri	72	79	83	84	79	77	77	76	78	83	84	81	75	74	74	72	71
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	76	77	80	80	79	76	74	73	72	73	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	73	73	73	73	72	73	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	94	99	91	79	79	76	75	76	80	83	81	74	72	72	72	71
Tue	72	94	107	101	83	77	75	75	76	81	82	80	79	72	72	72	71
Wed	72	91	104	94	81	77	75	75	75	80	83	82	80	73	72	71	71
Thu	72	91	107	98	83	77	75	75	76	82	84	81	79	72	72	72	71
Fri	72	79	83	84	79	77	77	76	78	83	84	81	75	74	74	72	71
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	76	77	80	80	79	76	74	73	72	73	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	73	73	73	73	72	73	73	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	94	99	91	79	79	76	75	76	80	83	81	74	72	72	72	71
Tue	72	94	107	101	83	77	75	75	76	81	82	80	79	72	72	72	71
Wed	72	91	104	94	81	77	75	75	75	80	83	82	80	73	72	71	71
Thu	72	91	107	98	83	77	75	75	76	82	84	81	79	72	72	72	71
Fri	72	79	83	84	79	77	77	76	78	83	84	81	75	74	74	72	71
Sat	72	73	73	73	74	76	77	80	80	79	76	74	73	72	73	72	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	75	75	73	73	73	73	72	73	73	71