Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Lakewood

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via SR-91 West and I-215 North, usually 84 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Lakewood 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	75	98	114	102	87	81	80	79	83	85	89	89	87	76	73	73	72
Tue	74	109	122	109	93	85	81	81	84	88	90	92	90	78	74	73	72
Wed	74	105	128	106	93	84	82	83	86	89	94	98	93	81	74	72	71
Thu	74	105	118	101	88	84	81	83	86	89	95	97	94	80	75	72	72
Fri	74	86	92	86	84	83	82	84	88	92	94	97	96	84	75	72	71
Sat	72	74	74	74	76	78	82	86	84	86	85	85	83	78	75	74	71
Sun	72	72	73	73	76	77	79	80	79	77	78	76	76	75	75	75	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Menifee to Lakewood (via SR-91 West and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 71 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 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (28 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to central Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 71 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to Lakewood?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (38 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (10 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	98	114	102	87	81	80	79	83	85	89	89	87	76	73	73	72
Tue	74	109	122	109	93	85	81	81	84	88	90	92	90	78	74	73	72
Wed	74	105	128	106	93	84	82	83	86	89	94	98	93	81	74	72	71
Thu	74	105	118	101	88	84	81	83	86	89	95	97	94	80	75	72	72
Fri	74	86	92	86	84	83	82	84	88	92	94	97	96	84	75	72	71
Sat	72	74	74	74	76	78	82	86	84	86	85	85	83	78	75	74	71
Sun	72	72	73	73	76	77	79	80	79	77	78	76	76	75	75	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	98	114	102	87	81	80	79	83	85	89	89	87	76	73	73	72
Tue	74	109	122	109	93	85	81	81	84	88	90	92	90	78	74	73	72
Wed	74	105	128	106	93	84	82	83	86	89	94	98	93	81	74	72	71
Thu	74	105	118	101	88	84	81	83	86	89	95	97	94	80	75	72	72
Fri	74	86	92	86	84	83	82	84	88	92	94	97	96	84	75	72	71
Sat	72	74	74	74	76	78	82	86	84	86	85	85	83	78	75	74	71
Sun	72	72	73	73	76	77	79	80	79	77	78	76	76	75	75	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	98	114	102	87	81	80	79	83	85	89	89	87	76	73	73	72
Tue	74	109	122	109	93	85	81	81	84	88	90	92	90	78	74	73	72
Wed	74	105	128	106	93	84	82	83	86	89	94	98	93	81	74	72	71
Thu	74	105	118	101	88	84	81	83	86	89	95	97	94	80	75	72	72
Fri	74	86	92	86	84	83	82	84	88	92	94	97	96	84	75	72	71
Sat	72	74	74	74	76	78	82	86	84	86	85	85	83	78	75	74	71
Sun	72	72	73	73	76	77	79	80	79	77	78	76	76	75	75	75	71