Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Menifee

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via SR-60 East and I-215 South, usually 77 at this time.

Only 41% 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 South Gate to Menifee 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	78	85	89	88	89	91	94	97	96	95	100	112	102	89	84	83	76
Tue	77	82	89	87	88	92	94	92	92	92	106	109	100	86	83	82	77
Wed	76	83	90	91	88	90	90	94	98	95	105	111	101	88	84	80	76
Thu	76	82	89	87	86	90	92	90	95	101	110	122	104	101	89	84	76
Fri	76	84	85	87	88	90	91	93	102	113	122	118	111	96	90	82	79
Sat	76	78	79	80	82	84	83	83	85	84	95	90	86	83	80	78	76
Sun	77	77	78	78	79	81	84	83	83	81	81	80	80	80	81	80	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from South Gate to Menifee (via SR-60 East and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Menifee?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 76 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Menifee?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 East in Los Angeles (29 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (22 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (17 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (7 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	85	89	88	89	91	94	97	96	95	100	112	102	89	84	83	76
Tue	77	82	89	87	88	92	94	92	92	92	106	109	100	86	83	82	77
Wed	76	83	90	91	88	90	90	94	98	95	105	111	101	88	84	80	76
Thu	76	82	89	87	86	90	92	90	95	101	110	122	104	101	89	84	76
Fri	76	84	85	87	88	90	91	93	102	113	122	118	111	96	90	82	79
Sat	76	78	79	80	82	84	83	83	85	84	95	90	86	83	80	78	76
Sun	77	77	78	78	79	81	84	83	83	81	81	80	80	80	81	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	85	89	88	89	91	94	97	96	95	100	112	102	89	84	83	76
Tue	77	82	89	87	88	92	94	92	92	92	106	109	100	86	83	82	77
Wed	76	83	90	91	88	90	90	94	98	95	105	111	101	88	84	80	76
Thu	76	82	89	87	86	90	92	90	95	101	110	122	104	101	89	84	76
Fri	76	84	85	87	88	90	91	93	102	113	122	118	111	96	90	82	79
Sat	76	78	79	80	82	84	83	83	85	84	95	90	86	83	80	78	76
Sun	77	77	78	78	79	81	84	83	83	81	81	80	80	80	81	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	85	89	88	89	91	94	97	96	95	100	112	102	89	84	83	76
Tue	77	82	89	87	88	92	94	92	92	92	106	109	100	86	83	82	77
Wed	76	83	90	91	88	90	90	94	98	95	105	111	101	88	84	80	76
Thu	76	82	89	87	86	90	92	90	95	101	110	122	104	101	89	84	76
Fri	76	84	85	87	88	90	91	93	102	113	122	118	111	96	90	82	79
Sat	76	78	79	80	82	84	83	83	85	84	95	90	86	83	80	78	76
Sun	77	77	78	78	79	81	84	83	83	81	81	80	80	80	81	80	77