Best Time to Drive from Menifee to La Mesa

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-15 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 57% 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 La Mesa 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	70	91	97	89	76	75	73	73	74	79	84	83	73	70	70	69	69
Tue	70	93	107	100	82	75	73	73	73	81	88	88	81	70	70	69	69
Wed	69	91	105	93	79	74	73	73	73	82	87	89	82	71	70	69	69
Thu	69	89	101	93	79	74	73	73	73	82	88	89	80	70	70	69	69
Fri	69	77	82	82	76	74	74	74	76	82	85	80	72	71	71	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	72	73	75	77	78	76	74	72	71	70	70	70	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	70	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Menifee to La Mesa (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to central La 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 La Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to La Mesa?

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

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (43 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-8 East in San Diego (5 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (1.6 miles)

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

More drives

La Mesa 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	70	91	97	89	76	75	73	73	74	79	84	83	73	70	70	69	69
Tue	70	93	107	100	82	75	73	73	73	81	88	88	81	70	70	69	69
Wed	69	91	105	93	79	74	73	73	73	82	87	89	82	71	70	69	69
Thu	69	89	101	93	79	74	73	73	73	82	88	89	80	70	70	69	69
Fri	69	77	82	82	76	74	74	74	76	82	85	80	72	71	71	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	72	73	75	77	78	76	74	72	71	70	70	70	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	70	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	91	97	89	76	75	73	73	74	79	84	83	73	70	70	69	69
Tue	70	93	107	100	82	75	73	73	73	81	88	88	81	70	70	69	69
Wed	69	91	105	93	79	74	73	73	73	82	87	89	82	71	70	69	69
Thu	69	89	101	93	79	74	73	73	73	82	88	89	80	70	70	69	69
Fri	69	77	82	82	76	74	74	74	76	82	85	80	72	71	71	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	72	73	75	77	78	76	74	72	71	70	70	70	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	70	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	91	97	89	76	75	73	73	74	79	84	83	73	70	70	69	69
Tue	70	93	107	100	82	75	73	73	73	81	88	88	81	70	70	69	69
Wed	69	91	105	93	79	74	73	73	73	82	87	89	82	71	70	69	69
Thu	69	89	101	93	79	74	73	73	73	82	88	89	80	70	70	69	69
Fri	69	77	82	82	76	74	74	74	76	82	85	80	72	71	71	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	72	73	75	77	78	76	74	72	71	70	70	70	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	70	69