Best Time to Drive from Apple Valley to Hemet

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 97 minutes via I-15 South and I-10 East, usually 93 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Apple Valley to Hemet 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	88	102	109	105	99	95	91	91	93	93	93	92	91	91	92	92	87
Tue	86	95	98	93	91	90	91	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	91	90	86
Wed	86	92	95	91	90	91	90	90	91	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	87
Thu	86	93	95	93	90	91	91	93	93	93	92	95	93	92	90	89	85
Fri	84	88	89	90	90	91	91	93	94	96	96	98	98	95	94	91	87
Sat	85	85	86	87	87	88	87	89	90	91	92	91	89	87	87	87	84
Sun	85	86	85	86	86	87	88	89	90	92	93	92	92	93	91	91	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Apple Valley to Hemet (via I-15 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Sundays (93 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (28 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Apple Valley to central Hemet 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 Apple Valley to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Apple Valley to Hemet?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 84 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Apple Valley to Hemet?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (15 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (10 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Hemet to Apple Valley (return trip) · Apple Valley to Los Angeles · Apple Valley to Anaheim · Apple Valley to Riverside · Apple Valley to Santa Ana · Apple Valley to Irvine · Apple Valley to San Bernardino · Apple Valley to Fontana · Apple Valley to Moreno Valley · Apple Valley to Glendale · Apple Valley to Garden Grove · Apple Valley to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	102	109	105	99	95	91	91	93	93	93	92	91	91	92	92	87
Tue	86	95	98	93	91	90	91	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	91	90	86
Wed	86	92	95	91	90	91	90	90	91	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	87
Thu	86	93	95	93	90	91	91	93	93	93	92	95	93	92	90	89	85
Fri	84	88	89	90	90	91	91	93	94	96	96	98	98	95	94	91	87
Sat	85	85	86	87	87	88	87	89	90	91	92	91	89	87	87	87	84
Sun	85	86	85	86	86	87	88	89	90	92	93	92	92	93	91	91	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	102	109	105	99	95	91	91	93	93	93	92	91	91	92	92	87
Tue	86	95	98	93	91	90	91	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	91	90	86
Wed	86	92	95	91	90	91	90	90	91	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	87
Thu	86	93	95	93	90	91	91	93	93	93	92	95	93	92	90	89	85
Fri	84	88	89	90	90	91	91	93	94	96	96	98	98	95	94	91	87
Sat	85	85	86	87	87	88	87	89	90	91	92	91	89	87	87	87	84
Sun	85	86	85	86	86	87	88	89	90	92	93	92	92	93	91	91	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	102	109	105	99	95	91	91	93	93	93	92	91	91	92	92	87
Tue	86	95	98	93	91	90	91	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	91	90	86
Wed	86	92	95	91	90	91	90	90	91	90	89	90	90	90	90	90	87
Thu	86	93	95	93	90	91	91	93	93	93	92	95	93	92	90	89	85
Fri	84	88	89	90	90	91	91	93	94	96	96	98	98	95	94	91	87
Sat	85	85	86	87	87	88	87	89	90	91	92	91	89	87	87	87	84
Sun	85	86	85	86	86	87	88	89	90	92	93	92	92	93	91	91	85