Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Menifee

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-215 South, usually 45 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Riverside to Menifee by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from Riverside to Menifee (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 50 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (38 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 50 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Menifee?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 30 to 50 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Menifee?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 50 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (12 miles)

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