Best Time to Drive from Encinitas to Hemet

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via I-15 North and I-5 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 29% 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 Encinitas 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	78	80	83	101	83	83	84	84	83	84	91	94	97	86	80	79	78
Tue	78	80	86	122	84	84	84	84	84	86	97	102	100	89	81	79	78
Wed	78	80	84	103	84	84	83	84	83	86	96	102	101	89	82	79	78
Thu	78	80	85	106	83	86	84	84	84	85	96	104	107	92	84	80	78
Fri	78	80	85	99	83	83	84	88	90	98	108	111	108	95	86	82	79
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	86	86	85	88	88	85	83	81	80	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	86	89	90	86	85	84	83	81	81	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Encinitas to Hemet (via I-15 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (90 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (43 to 85 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encinitas 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 Encinitas to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Encinitas to Hemet?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 78 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encinitas to Hemet?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (13 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) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	80	83	101	83	83	84	84	83	84	91	94	97	86	80	79	78
Tue	78	80	86	122	84	84	84	84	84	86	97	102	100	89	81	79	78
Wed	78	80	84	103	84	84	83	84	83	86	96	102	101	89	82	79	78
Thu	78	80	85	106	83	86	84	84	84	85	96	104	107	92	84	80	78
Fri	78	80	85	99	83	83	84	88	90	98	108	111	108	95	86	82	79
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	86	86	85	88	88	85	83	81	80	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	86	89	90	86	85	84	83	81	81	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	80	83	101	83	83	84	84	83	84	91	94	97	86	80	79	78
Tue	78	80	86	122	84	84	84	84	84	86	97	102	100	89	81	79	78
Wed	78	80	84	103	84	84	83	84	83	86	96	102	101	89	82	79	78
Thu	78	80	85	106	83	86	84	84	84	85	96	104	107	92	84	80	78
Fri	78	80	85	99	83	83	84	88	90	98	108	111	108	95	86	82	79
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	86	86	85	88	88	85	83	81	80	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	86	89	90	86	85	84	83	81	81	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	80	83	101	83	83	84	84	83	84	91	94	97	86	80	79	78
Tue	78	80	86	122	84	84	84	84	84	86	97	102	100	89	81	79	78
Wed	78	80	84	103	84	84	83	84	83	86	96	102	101	89	82	79	78
Thu	78	80	85	106	83	86	84	84	84	85	96	104	107	92	84	80	78
Fri	78	80	85	99	83	83	84	88	90	98	108	111	108	95	86	82	79
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	86	86	85	88	88	85	83	81	80	81	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	81	86	89	90	86	85	84	83	81	81	81	78