Best Time to Drive from Menifee to San Diego

Right now (10:19 pm PDT): about 71 minutes via I-15 South.

Only 59% 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 San Diego 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	92	98	89	76	76	73	73	73	75	78	77	71	70	70	70	69
Tue	70	92	108	100	82	75	73	73	73	76	81	81	77	70	70	69	69
Wed	69	90	105	93	79	75	73	73	73	75	81	82	78	70	70	70	69
Thu	69	89	103	93	80	74	73	73	73	76	81	82	75	70	70	69	69
Fri	69	77	82	81	77	74	74	74	75	78	80	78	73	71	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	72	74	76	78	78	77	75	73	71	70	71	70	70
Sun	69	70	70	70	70	71	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Menifee to San Diego (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 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 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to downtown San Diego 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 San Diego?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menifee to San Diego?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to San Diego?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles)

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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	92	98	89	76	76	73	73	73	75	78	77	71	70	70	70	69
Tue	70	92	108	100	82	75	73	73	73	76	81	81	77	70	70	69	69
Wed	69	90	105	93	79	75	73	73	73	75	81	82	78	70	70	70	69
Thu	69	89	103	93	80	74	73	73	73	76	81	82	75	70	70	69	69
Fri	69	77	82	81	77	74	74	74	75	78	80	78	73	71	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	72	74	76	78	78	77	75	73	71	70	71	70	70
Sun	69	70	70	70	70	71	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	92	98	89	76	76	73	73	73	75	78	77	71	70	70	70	69
Tue	70	92	108	100	82	75	73	73	73	76	81	81	77	70	70	69	69
Wed	69	90	105	93	79	75	73	73	73	75	81	82	78	70	70	70	69
Thu	69	89	103	93	80	74	73	73	73	76	81	82	75	70	70	69	69
Fri	69	77	82	81	77	74	74	74	75	78	80	78	73	71	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	72	74	76	78	78	77	75	73	71	70	71	70	70
Sun	69	70	70	70	70	71	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	92	98	89	76	76	73	73	73	75	78	77	71	70	70	70	69
Tue	70	92	108	100	82	75	73	73	73	76	81	81	77	70	70	69	69
Wed	69	90	105	93	79	75	73	73	73	75	81	82	78	70	70	70	69
Thu	69	89	103	93	80	74	73	73	73	76	81	82	75	70	70	69	69
Fri	69	77	82	81	77	74	74	74	75	78	80	78	73	71	72	70	69
Sat	69	70	71	71	72	74	76	78	78	77	75	73	71	70	71	70	70
Sun	69	70	70	70	70	71	72	72	73	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	69