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Best Time to Drive from San Diego to Menifee

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 113 minutes via I-15 North, usually 82 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 San Diego to Menifee (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Menifee to San Diego

Freeway, about 68 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 8 miles: 10 to 18 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 downtown San Diego to central Menifee 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 San Diego to Menifee by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon70707374757575757579941079475727170
Tue7071737676757475758110411310682727169
Wed7070727576757476758210611910686737170
Thu7070737576747475758211212410886737169
Fri7071737474747576821021221159979747170
Sat7070717172727373757574737372727370
Sun7070707071727373737373737272737370

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 San Diego to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Diego to Menifee?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (9 miles) · SR-163 North in San Diego (9 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles)

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