Best Time to Drive from Santee to Menifee

Right now (12:36 am PDT): about 69 minutes via I-15 North.

Only 49% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Santee to Menifee (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 77 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santee 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 Santee to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 77-mile drive usually takes 69 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 77 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santee to Menifee?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · SR-52 West in San Diego (11 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (9 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles)

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