Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Huntington Beach

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South and I-215 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Huntington Beach 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	80	100	111	104	93	84	84	83	85	83	84	83	85	82	79	79	78
Tue	79	107	123	109	98	89	85	83	84	84	83	85	85	82	79	78	77
Wed	80	105	128	111	99	91	87	88	87	84	86	85	87	84	79	78	79
Thu	79	106	122	102	95	85	84	85	85	84	92	84	89	86	80	78	77
Fri	80	93	101	86	89	90	86	85	86	85	87	87	92	87	81	78	81
Sat	77	78	81	80	84	90	96	92	90	92	87	89	86	84	80	79	77
Sun	77	78	78	79	81	83	89	85	84	82	82	81	80	80	79	79	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Menifee to Huntington Beach (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 26 miles surface streets (35 to 47 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menifee to Huntington Beach?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 77 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 128 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)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Huntington Beach 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	80	100	111	104	93	84	84	83	85	83	84	83	85	82	79	79	78
Tue	79	107	123	109	98	89	85	83	84	84	83	85	85	82	79	78	77
Wed	80	105	128	111	99	91	87	88	87	84	86	85	87	84	79	78	79
Thu	79	106	122	102	95	85	84	85	85	84	92	84	89	86	80	78	77
Fri	80	93	101	86	89	90	86	85	86	85	87	87	92	87	81	78	81
Sat	77	78	81	80	84	90	96	92	90	92	87	89	86	84	80	79	77
Sun	77	78	78	79	81	83	89	85	84	82	82	81	80	80	79	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	100	111	104	93	84	84	83	85	83	84	83	85	82	79	79	78
Tue	79	107	123	109	98	89	85	83	84	84	83	85	85	82	79	78	77
Wed	80	105	128	111	99	91	87	88	87	84	86	85	87	84	79	78	79
Thu	79	106	122	102	95	85	84	85	85	84	92	84	89	86	80	78	77
Fri	80	93	101	86	89	90	86	85	86	85	87	87	92	87	81	78	81
Sat	77	78	81	80	84	90	96	92	90	92	87	89	86	84	80	79	77
Sun	77	78	78	79	81	83	89	85	84	82	82	81	80	80	79	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	100	111	104	93	84	84	83	85	83	84	83	85	82	79	79	78
Tue	79	107	123	109	98	89	85	83	84	84	83	85	85	82	79	78	77
Wed	80	105	128	111	99	91	87	88	87	84	86	85	87	84	79	78	79
Thu	79	106	122	102	95	85	84	85	85	84	92	84	89	86	80	78	77
Fri	80	93	101	86	89	90	86	85	86	85	87	87	92	87	81	78	81
Sat	77	78	81	80	84	90	96	92	90	92	87	89	86	84	80	79	77
Sun	77	78	78	79	81	83	89	85	84	82	82	81	80	80	79	79	77