Best Time to Drive from Vista to Menifee

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-15 North and I-215 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 50% 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 Vista 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	45	47	51	49	49	49	49	48	49	48	55	58	61	52	47	45	45
Tue	45	47	51	51	49	49	49	49	49	50	57	64	62	53	47	45	45
Wed	45	47	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	50	58	63	63	54	47	46	45
Thu	45	46	51	51	48	49	49	49	48	51	59	66	69	59	50	46	45
Fri	45	46	50	49	49	49	49	50	51	58	66	70	67	60	50	48	46
Sat	45	45	45	47	47	48	48	48	49	51	49	49	48	47	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	48	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	48	48	47	45

About this drive

On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Vista to Menifee (via I-15 North and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 70 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (51 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista 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 Vista to Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 70 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 43-mile drive usually takes 45 to 70 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Menifee?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 70 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (9 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Menifee to Vista (return trip) · Vista to San Diego · Vista to Long Beach · Vista to Anaheim · Vista to Riverside · Vista to Santa Ana · Vista to Santa Monica · Vista to Chula Vista · Vista to Irvine · Vista to San Bernardino · Vista to Fontana · Vista to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	51	49	49	49	49	48	49	48	55	58	61	52	47	45	45
Tue	45	47	51	51	49	49	49	49	49	50	57	64	62	53	47	45	45
Wed	45	47	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	50	58	63	63	54	47	46	45
Thu	45	46	51	51	48	49	49	49	48	51	59	66	69	59	50	46	45
Fri	45	46	50	49	49	49	49	50	51	58	66	70	67	60	50	48	46
Sat	45	45	45	47	47	48	48	48	49	51	49	49	48	47	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	48	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	48	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	51	49	49	49	49	48	49	48	55	58	61	52	47	45	45
Tue	45	47	51	51	49	49	49	49	49	50	57	64	62	53	47	45	45
Wed	45	47	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	50	58	63	63	54	47	46	45
Thu	45	46	51	51	48	49	49	49	48	51	59	66	69	59	50	46	45
Fri	45	46	50	49	49	49	49	50	51	58	66	70	67	60	50	48	46
Sat	45	45	45	47	47	48	48	48	49	51	49	49	48	47	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	48	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	48	48	47	45

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	47	51	49	49	49	49	48	49	48	55	58	61	52	47	45	45
Tue	45	47	51	51	49	49	49	49	49	50	57	64	62	53	47	45	45
Wed	45	47	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	50	58	63	63	54	47	46	45
Thu	45	46	51	51	48	49	49	49	48	51	59	66	69	59	50	46	45
Fri	45	46	50	49	49	49	49	50	51	58	66	70	67	60	50	48	46
Sat	45	45	45	47	47	48	48	48	49	51	49	49	48	47	48	47	45
Sun	45	45	45	46	46	48	50	49	49	48	48	47	47	48	48	47	45