Best Time to Drive from El Cajon to Hemet

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 128 minutes via I-15 North, usually 104 at this time.

Only 53% 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 El Cajon 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	85	86	97	93	91	91	91	91	91	95	110	117	106	90	87	86	85
Tue	85	87	103	97	92	91	90	91	91	97	115	123	114	94	87	86	85
Wed	85	86	101	97	92	91	91	91	92	98	118	130	117	97	88	86	85
Thu	85	87	102	98	91	90	90	91	92	101	127	135	120	100	90	86	85
Fri	85	87	101	93	90	90	91	92	100	124	142	133	117	99	94	89	87
Sat	85	85	86	86	87	88	89	89	92	93	91	90	87	87	87	87	86
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	87	89	89	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	87	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from El Cajon to Hemet (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 142 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (23 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Cajon 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 El Cajon to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 142 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Cajon to Hemet?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 85 to 142 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Cajon to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 142 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-52 West in San Diego (7 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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

More drives

Hemet to El Cajon (return trip) · El Cajon to San Diego · El Cajon to Escondido · El Cajon to Oceanside · El Cajon to Chula Vista · El Cajon to Carlsbad · El Cajon to SAN · El Cajon to La Jolla · El Cajon to Temecula · El Cajon to Murrieta · El Cajon to Vista · El Cajon to Mission Viejo

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	86	97	93	91	91	91	91	91	95	110	117	106	90	87	86	85
Tue	85	87	103	97	92	91	90	91	91	97	115	123	114	94	87	86	85
Wed	85	86	101	97	92	91	91	91	92	98	118	130	117	97	88	86	85
Thu	85	87	102	98	91	90	90	91	92	101	127	135	120	100	90	86	85
Fri	85	87	101	93	90	90	91	92	100	124	142	133	117	99	94	89	87
Sat	85	85	86	86	87	88	89	89	92	93	91	90	87	87	87	87	86
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	87	89	89	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	87	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	86	97	93	91	91	91	91	91	95	110	117	106	90	87	86	85
Tue	85	87	103	97	92	91	90	91	91	97	115	123	114	94	87	86	85
Wed	85	86	101	97	92	91	91	91	92	98	118	130	117	97	88	86	85
Thu	85	87	102	98	91	90	90	91	92	101	127	135	120	100	90	86	85
Fri	85	87	101	93	90	90	91	92	100	124	142	133	117	99	94	89	87
Sat	85	85	86	86	87	88	89	89	92	93	91	90	87	87	87	87	86
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	87	89	89	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	87	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	86	97	93	91	91	91	91	91	95	110	117	106	90	87	86	85
Tue	85	87	103	97	92	91	90	91	91	97	115	123	114	94	87	86	85
Wed	85	86	101	97	92	91	91	91	92	98	118	130	117	97	88	86	85
Thu	85	87	102	98	91	90	90	91	92	101	127	135	120	100	90	86	85
Fri	85	87	101	93	90	90	91	92	100	124	142	133	117	99	94	89	87
Sat	85	85	86	86	87	88	89	89	92	93	91	90	87	87	87	87	86
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	87	89	89	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	87	85