Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Los Angeles

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via SR-60 West and I-215 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 53% 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.

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Menifee to Los Angeles (via SR-60 West and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Los Angeles to Menifee

Freeway, about 75 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 5 miles: 6 to 8 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Menifee to Downtown LA (City Hall) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Menifee to Los Angeles 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	79	104	118	113	98	92	89	90	92	92	90	86	83	77	75	74	73
Tue	86	122	148	131	107	93	91	88	90	90	95	93	86	78	75	74	73
Wed	84	123	147	135	108	93	91	95	99	93	95	91	88	78	74	75	73
Thu	87	120	141	131	110	98	90	90	89	94	97	99	91	79	75	74	73
Fri	79	102	113	107	100	95	93	93	97	96	102	99	93	86	78	73	72
Sat	73	75	76	76	80	87	90	91	90	85	86	85	86	80	76	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	83	87	86	82	79	78	78	77	78	76	72

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 Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menifee to Los Angeles?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 72 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to Los Angeles?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (21 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (19 miles)

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

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Los Angeles to Menifee (return trip) · Menifee to San Diego

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	104	118	113	98	92	89	90	92	92	90	86	83	77	75	74	73
Tue	86	122	148	131	107	93	91	88	90	90	95	93	86	78	75	74	73
Wed	84	123	147	135	108	93	91	95	99	93	95	91	88	78	74	75	73
Thu	87	120	141	131	110	98	90	90	89	94	97	99	91	79	75	74	73
Fri	79	102	113	107	100	95	93	93	97	96	102	99	93	86	78	73	72
Sat	73	75	76	76	80	87	90	91	90	85	86	85	86	80	76	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	83	87	86	82	79	78	78	77	78	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	104	118	113	98	92	89	90	92	92	90	86	83	77	75	74	73
Tue	86	122	148	131	107	93	91	88	90	90	95	93	86	78	75	74	73
Wed	84	123	147	135	108	93	91	95	99	93	95	91	88	78	74	75	73
Thu	87	120	141	131	110	98	90	90	89	94	97	99	91	79	75	74	73
Fri	79	102	113	107	100	95	93	93	97	96	102	99	93	86	78	73	72
Sat	73	75	76	76	80	87	90	91	90	85	86	85	86	80	76	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	83	87	86	82	79	78	78	77	78	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	104	118	113	98	92	89	90	92	92	90	86	83	77	75	74	73
Tue	86	122	148	131	107	93	91	88	90	90	95	93	86	78	75	74	73
Wed	84	123	147	135	108	93	91	95	99	93	95	91	88	78	74	75	73
Thu	87	120	141	131	110	98	90	90	89	94	97	99	91	79	75	74	73
Fri	79	102	113	107	100	95	93	93	97	96	102	99	93	86	78	73	72
Sat	73	75	76	76	80	87	90	91	90	85	86	85	86	80	76	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	83	87	86	82	79	78	78	77	78	76	72