Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Long Beach

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 100 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 85 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Long 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	83	102	112	103	92	87	87	85	88	88	90	92	91	85	82	81	79
Tue	82	106	122	106	95	89	87	86	86	88	92	95	93	87	82	80	79
Wed	83	107	120	108	99	91	89	89	90	90	93	98	96	88	88	82	79
Thu	83	105	119	99	93	88	86	87	87	88	94	97	95	88	84	80	79
Fri	82	92	96	89	88	87	86	86	88	90	95	95	93	88	83	80	79
Sat	79	80	81	81	82	85	86	89	90	90	90	88	87	85	82	81	79
Sun	79	80	80	81	83	85	87	87	86	85	84	83	83	82	83	82	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Menifee to Long Beach (via SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (33 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to downtown Long 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 79 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to Long Beach?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (22 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (14 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Long Beach to Menifee (return trip) · Menifee to Los Angeles · Menifee to San Diego · Menifee to Anaheim

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	102	112	103	92	87	87	85	88	88	90	92	91	85	82	81	79
Tue	82	106	122	106	95	89	87	86	86	88	92	95	93	87	82	80	79
Wed	83	107	120	108	99	91	89	89	90	90	93	98	96	88	88	82	79
Thu	83	105	119	99	93	88	86	87	87	88	94	97	95	88	84	80	79
Fri	82	92	96	89	88	87	86	86	88	90	95	95	93	88	83	80	79
Sat	79	80	81	81	82	85	86	89	90	90	90	88	87	85	82	81	79
Sun	79	80	80	81	83	85	87	87	86	85	84	83	83	82	83	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	102	112	103	92	87	87	85	88	88	90	92	91	85	82	81	79
Tue	82	106	122	106	95	89	87	86	86	88	92	95	93	87	82	80	79
Wed	83	107	120	108	99	91	89	89	90	90	93	98	96	88	88	82	79
Thu	83	105	119	99	93	88	86	87	87	88	94	97	95	88	84	80	79
Fri	82	92	96	89	88	87	86	86	88	90	95	95	93	88	83	80	79
Sat	79	80	81	81	82	85	86	89	90	90	90	88	87	85	82	81	79
Sun	79	80	80	81	83	85	87	87	86	85	84	83	83	82	83	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	102	112	103	92	87	87	85	88	88	90	92	91	85	82	81	79
Tue	82	106	122	106	95	89	87	86	86	88	92	95	93	87	82	80	79
Wed	83	107	120	108	99	91	89	89	90	90	93	98	96	88	88	82	79
Thu	83	105	119	99	93	88	86	87	87	88	94	97	95	88	84	80	79
Fri	82	92	96	89	88	87	86	86	88	90	95	95	93	88	83	80	79
Sat	79	80	81	81	82	85	86	89	90	90	90	88	87	85	82	81	79
Sun	79	80	80	81	83	85	87	87	86	85	84	83	83	82	83	82	79