Best Time to Drive from Menifee to Santa Monica

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 111 minutes via SR-60 West and I-215 North, usually 107 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Santa Monica 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	138	166	179	166	148	137	116	109	109	111	105	99	94	92	88	86	87
Tue	141	162	167	164	142	130	116	109	108	111	114	107	101	92	88	86	84
Wed	149	154	172	161	133	124	114	108	111	108	109	103	103	93	89	86	84
Thu	144	151	157	151	137	130	115	112	110	109	110	109	104	92	89	87	85
Fri	118	135	133	132	133	125	118	114	117	118	122	117	112	103	93	86	84
Sat	87	92	91	92	100	119	117	118	117	109	106	106	100	95	89	86	84
Sun	85	85	85	87	88	105	111	108	101	95	92	90	89	91	91	88	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from Menifee to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 179 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

About 88 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Menifee to downtown Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 179 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Menifee to Santa Monica?

The 93-mile drive usually takes 84 to 179 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Menifee to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 179 minutes.

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) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	138	166	179	166	148	137	116	109	109	111	105	99	94	92	88	86	87
Tue	141	162	167	164	142	130	116	109	108	111	114	107	101	92	88	86	84
Wed	149	154	172	161	133	124	114	108	111	108	109	103	103	93	89	86	84
Thu	144	151	157	151	137	130	115	112	110	109	110	109	104	92	89	87	85
Fri	118	135	133	132	133	125	118	114	117	118	122	117	112	103	93	86	84
Sat	87	92	91	92	100	119	117	118	117	109	106	106	100	95	89	86	84
Sun	85	85	85	87	88	105	111	108	101	95	92	90	89	91	91	88	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	138	166	179	166	148	137	116	109	109	111	105	99	94	92	88	86	87
Tue	141	162	167	164	142	130	116	109	108	111	114	107	101	92	88	86	84
Wed	149	154	172	161	133	124	114	108	111	108	109	103	103	93	89	86	84
Thu	144	151	157	151	137	130	115	112	110	109	110	109	104	92	89	87	85
Fri	118	135	133	132	133	125	118	114	117	118	122	117	112	103	93	86	84
Sat	87	92	91	92	100	119	117	118	117	109	106	106	100	95	89	86	84
Sun	85	85	85	87	88	105	111	108	101	95	92	90	89	91	91	88	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	138	166	179	166	148	137	116	109	109	111	105	99	94	92	88	86	87
Tue	141	162	167	164	142	130	116	109	108	111	114	107	101	92	88	86	84
Wed	149	154	172	161	133	124	114	108	111	108	109	103	103	93	89	86	84
Thu	144	151	157	151	137	130	115	112	110	109	110	109	104	92	89	87	85
Fri	118	135	133	132	133	125	118	114	117	118	122	117	112	103	93	86	84
Sat	87	92	91	92	100	119	117	118	117	109	106	106	100	95	89	86	84
Sun	85	85	85	87	88	105	111	108	101	95	92	90	89	91	91	88	83