Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Hemet

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 107 minutes via I-10 East, usually 90 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Monte 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	75	77	79	83	82	83	84	84	87	91	105	119	114	104	90	83	77
Tue	75	77	80	85	82	83	83	85	86	94	118	133	126	109	93	84	77
Wed	75	78	81	86	83	83	84	85	87	99	114	127	119	101	93	83	78
Thu	76	78	81	85	83	83	84	85	88	101	119	126	123	105	91	82	78
Fri	76	78	80	84	84	86	88	94	102	113	135	133	126	111	98	86	79
Sat	77	77	78	79	79	80	81	84	86	88	89	88	89	87	83	80	77
Sun	77	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	80	79	80	80	80	80	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from El Monte to Hemet (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (18 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte 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 Monte to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 75 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (46 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (19 miles)

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

More drives

Hemet to El Monte (return trip) · El Monte to Los Angeles · El Monte to Santa Monica · El Monte to Pasadena · El Monte to Long Beach · El Monte to West Covina · El Monte to Burbank · El Monte to Glendale · El Monte to Santa Clarita · El Monte to Van Nuys · El Monte to Torrance · El Monte to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	79	83	82	83	84	84	87	91	105	119	114	104	90	83	77
Tue	75	77	80	85	82	83	83	85	86	94	118	133	126	109	93	84	77
Wed	75	78	81	86	83	83	84	85	87	99	114	127	119	101	93	83	78
Thu	76	78	81	85	83	83	84	85	88	101	119	126	123	105	91	82	78
Fri	76	78	80	84	84	86	88	94	102	113	135	133	126	111	98	86	79
Sat	77	77	78	79	79	80	81	84	86	88	89	88	89	87	83	80	77
Sun	77	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	80	79	80	80	80	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	79	83	82	83	84	84	87	91	105	119	114	104	90	83	77
Tue	75	77	80	85	82	83	83	85	86	94	118	133	126	109	93	84	77
Wed	75	78	81	86	83	83	84	85	87	99	114	127	119	101	93	83	78
Thu	76	78	81	85	83	83	84	85	88	101	119	126	123	105	91	82	78
Fri	76	78	80	84	84	86	88	94	102	113	135	133	126	111	98	86	79
Sat	77	77	78	79	79	80	81	84	86	88	89	88	89	87	83	80	77
Sun	77	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	80	79	80	80	80	80	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	77	79	83	82	83	84	84	87	91	105	119	114	104	90	83	77
Tue	75	77	80	85	82	83	83	85	86	94	118	133	126	109	93	84	77
Wed	75	78	81	86	83	83	84	85	87	99	114	127	119	101	93	83	78
Thu	76	78	81	85	83	83	84	85	88	101	119	126	123	105	91	82	78
Fri	76	78	80	84	84	86	88	94	102	113	135	133	126	111	98	86	79
Sat	77	77	78	79	79	80	81	84	86	88	89	88	89	87	83	80	77
Sun	77	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	80	79	80	80	80	80	77