Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Hemet

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 173 minutes via I-15 North, usually 72 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 Escondido 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	58	60	63	77	61	61	62	61	61	62	69	74	76	67	59	59	58
Tue	57	59	66	89	65	61	61	61	62	64	73	78	77	67	60	59	58
Wed	58	60	64	79	63	61	61	62	61	64	72	80	79	68	61	59	58
Thu	58	59	65	81	63	61	61	61	61	64	75	86	86	74	64	59	58
Fri	58	59	64	74	61	60	61	63	65	77	91	98	86	72	63	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	61	62	65	63	62	60	59	59	60	59
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Escondido to Hemet (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (27 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido 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 Escondido to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 57 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to Hemet?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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More drives

Hemet to Escondido (return trip) · Escondido to San Diego · Escondido to Oceanside · Escondido to Chula Vista · Escondido to La Jolla · Escondido to El Cajon · Escondido to Carlsbad · Escondido to SAN · Escondido to Anaheim · Escondido to Riverside · Escondido to Santa Ana · Escondido to Irvine

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	63	77	61	61	62	61	61	62	69	74	76	67	59	59	58
Tue	57	59	66	89	65	61	61	61	62	64	73	78	77	67	60	59	58
Wed	58	60	64	79	63	61	61	62	61	64	72	80	79	68	61	59	58
Thu	58	59	65	81	63	61	61	61	61	64	75	86	86	74	64	59	58
Fri	58	59	64	74	61	60	61	63	65	77	91	98	86	72	63	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	61	62	65	63	62	60	59	59	60	59
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	63	77	61	61	62	61	61	62	69	74	76	67	59	59	58
Tue	57	59	66	89	65	61	61	61	62	64	73	78	77	67	60	59	58
Wed	58	60	64	79	63	61	61	62	61	64	72	80	79	68	61	59	58
Thu	58	59	65	81	63	61	61	61	61	64	75	86	86	74	64	59	58
Fri	58	59	64	74	61	60	61	63	65	77	91	98	86	72	63	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	61	62	65	63	62	60	59	59	60	59
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	63	77	61	61	62	61	61	62	69	74	76	67	59	59	58
Tue	57	59	66	89	65	61	61	61	62	64	73	78	77	67	60	59	58
Wed	58	60	64	79	63	61	61	62	61	64	72	80	79	68	61	59	58
Thu	58	59	65	81	63	61	61	61	61	64	75	86	86	74	64	59	58
Fri	58	59	64	74	61	60	61	63	65	77	91	98	86	72	63	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	58	59	61	61	62	65	63	62	60	59	59	60	59
Sun	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	58