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Best Time to Drive from Palm Desert to Menifee

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-10 West, usually 74 at this time.

Only 11% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Palm Desert to Menifee by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon7474747575757777797978777779798076
Tue7474747475767777807877767577788075
Wed7475757576767777787877767676777776
Thu7475757576767677787877767676787875
Fri7475757577787879797976757577777675
Sat7474747474747575767576757474747474
Sun7474747474747575767575747474747474

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Palm Desert to Menifee (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (41 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palm Desert to central Menifee 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 Palm Desert to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Desert to Menifee?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 74 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Desert to Menifee?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

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