Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Hemet

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 96 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Costa Mesa 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	80	82	82	83	85	97	85	86	86	96	106	108	106	96	86	83	81
Tue	80	84	82	85	85	86	86	88	89	97	109	117	113	98	88	84	81
Wed	80	94	83	84	87	86	85	88	91	101	109	120	115	105	94	87	82
Thu	80	84	83	83	86	85	85	87	89	102	118	122	116	101	94	86	82
Fri	80	83	83	85	84	85	86	97	104	116	129	127	117	101	90	85	82
Sat	80	81	82	82	83	87	92	92	93	95	98	95	91	91	85	85	81
Sun	80	81	81	81	82	82	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	85	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Hemet (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (40 to 53 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Hemet?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 80 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	80	82	82	83	85	97	85	86	86	96	106	108	106	96	86	83	81
Tue	80	84	82	85	85	86	86	88	89	97	109	117	113	98	88	84	81
Wed	80	94	83	84	87	86	85	88	91	101	109	120	115	105	94	87	82
Thu	80	84	83	83	86	85	85	87	89	102	118	122	116	101	94	86	82
Fri	80	83	83	85	84	85	86	97	104	116	129	127	117	101	90	85	82
Sat	80	81	82	82	83	87	92	92	93	95	98	95	91	91	85	85	81
Sun	80	81	81	81	82	82	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	82	82	83	85	97	85	86	86	96	106	108	106	96	86	83	81
Tue	80	84	82	85	85	86	86	88	89	97	109	117	113	98	88	84	81
Wed	80	94	83	84	87	86	85	88	91	101	109	120	115	105	94	87	82
Thu	80	84	83	83	86	85	85	87	89	102	118	122	116	101	94	86	82
Fri	80	83	83	85	84	85	86	97	104	116	129	127	117	101	90	85	82
Sat	80	81	82	82	83	87	92	92	93	95	98	95	91	91	85	85	81
Sun	80	81	81	81	82	82	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	82	82	83	85	97	85	86	86	96	106	108	106	96	86	83	81
Tue	80	84	82	85	85	86	86	88	89	97	109	117	113	98	88	84	81
Wed	80	94	83	84	87	86	85	88	91	101	109	120	115	105	94	87	82
Thu	80	84	83	83	86	85	85	87	89	102	118	122	116	101	94	86	82
Fri	80	83	83	85	84	85	86	97	104	116	129	127	117	101	90	85	82
Sat	80	81	82	82	83	87	92	92	93	95	98	95	91	91	85	85	81
Sun	80	81	81	81	82	82	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	85	81