Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Lake Forest

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 68 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-241 South and I-215 North, usually 70 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Menifee to Lake Forest (via SR-91 West and SR-241 South and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (22 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menifee to Lake Forest?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 62 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (17 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (12 miles)

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