Best Time to Drive from Menifee to San Diego

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-15 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 65% 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 77-mile drive from Menifee to San Diego (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Diego to Menifee

Freeway, about 71 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 7 to 11 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 San Diego 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 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	69	91	97	91	75	79	73	73	74	74	78	77	71	70	70	70	69
Tue	69	90	110	101	81	75	73	72	73	76	81	81	77	69	70	69	69
Wed	69	89	107	91	78	74	73	72	72	75	80	82	77	70	70	69	69
Thu	70	90	112	95	79	74	72	72	72	76	82	81	76	69	70	70	69
Fri	69	75	81	80	78	74	73	74	74	78	80	77	72	70	70	69	68
Sat	70	70	71	72	73	76	84	89	89	86	78	73	72	70	71	70	69
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	74	76	74	72	71	72	71	72	71	69

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 68 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 68 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to San Diego?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

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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

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	91	97	91	75	79	73	73	74	74	78	77	71	70	70	70	69
Tue	69	90	110	101	81	75	73	72	73	76	81	81	77	69	70	69	69
Wed	69	89	107	91	78	74	73	72	72	75	80	82	77	70	70	69	69
Thu	70	90	112	95	79	74	72	72	72	76	82	81	76	69	70	70	69
Fri	69	75	81	80	78	74	73	74	74	78	80	77	72	70	70	69	68
Sat	70	70	71	72	73	76	84	89	89	86	78	73	72	70	71	70	69
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	74	76	74	72	71	72	71	72	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	91	97	91	75	79	73	73	74	74	78	77	71	70	70	70	69
Tue	69	90	110	101	81	75	73	72	73	76	81	81	77	69	70	69	69
Wed	69	89	107	91	78	74	73	72	72	75	80	82	77	70	70	69	69
Thu	70	90	112	95	79	74	72	72	72	76	82	81	76	69	70	70	69
Fri	69	75	81	80	78	74	73	74	74	78	80	77	72	70	70	69	68
Sat	70	70	71	72	73	76	84	89	89	86	78	73	72	70	71	70	69
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	74	76	74	72	71	72	71	72	71	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	91	97	91	75	79	73	73	74	74	78	77	71	70	70	70	69
Tue	69	90	110	101	81	75	73	72	73	76	81	81	77	69	70	69	69
Wed	69	89	107	91	78	74	73	72	72	75	80	82	77	70	70	69	69
Thu	70	90	112	95	79	74	72	72	72	76	82	81	76	69	70	70	69
Fri	69	75	81	80	78	74	73	74	74	78	80	77	72	70	70	69	68
Sat	70	70	71	72	73	76	84	89	89	86	78	73	72	70	71	70	69
Sun	69	69	70	70	71	72	73	74	76	74	72	71	72	71	72	71	69