Best Time to Drive from Fountain Valley to Hemet

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via SR-91 East and I-405 South, usually 87 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Fountain Valley 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	82	85	84	84	87	93	87	88	88	91	99	100	100	92	89	87	83
Tue	82	86	85	84	86	88	88	90	89	92	101	106	109	97	90	89	84
Wed	82	89	85	84	85	88	88	89	89	93	99	106	110	96	89	88	84
Thu	82	86	85	84	86	89	89	90	91	97	107	111	107	97	90	87	83
Fri	82	87	85	85	87	88	88	94	101	108	119	115	107	100	92	89	83
Sat	82	83	83	83	84	87	91	91	92	94	96	93	91	89	87	86	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	84	86	86	85	85	86	86	84	85	84	85	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Fountain Valley to Hemet (via SR-91 East and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (122 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (42 to 49 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fountain Valley to Hemet?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 82 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fountain Valley to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-261 North in Orange County (6 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	82	85	84	84	87	93	87	88	88	91	99	100	100	92	89	87	83
Tue	82	86	85	84	86	88	88	90	89	92	101	106	109	97	90	89	84
Wed	82	89	85	84	85	88	88	89	89	93	99	106	110	96	89	88	84
Thu	82	86	85	84	86	89	89	90	91	97	107	111	107	97	90	87	83
Fri	82	87	85	85	87	88	88	94	101	108	119	115	107	100	92	89	83
Sat	82	83	83	83	84	87	91	91	92	94	96	93	91	89	87	86	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	84	86	86	85	85	86	86	84	85	84	85	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	85	84	84	87	93	87	88	88	91	99	100	100	92	89	87	83
Tue	82	86	85	84	86	88	88	90	89	92	101	106	109	97	90	89	84
Wed	82	89	85	84	85	88	88	89	89	93	99	106	110	96	89	88	84
Thu	82	86	85	84	86	89	89	90	91	97	107	111	107	97	90	87	83
Fri	82	87	85	85	87	88	88	94	101	108	119	115	107	100	92	89	83
Sat	82	83	83	83	84	87	91	91	92	94	96	93	91	89	87	86	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	84	86	86	85	85	86	86	84	85	84	85	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	85	84	84	87	93	87	88	88	91	99	100	100	92	89	87	83
Tue	82	86	85	84	86	88	88	90	89	92	101	106	109	97	90	89	84
Wed	82	89	85	84	85	88	88	89	89	93	99	106	110	96	89	88	84
Thu	82	86	85	84	86	89	89	90	91	97	107	111	107	97	90	87	83
Fri	82	87	85	85	87	88	88	94	101	108	119	115	107	100	92	89	83
Sat	82	83	83	83	84	87	91	91	92	94	96	93	91	89	87	86	82
Sun	82	82	82	82	83	84	86	86	85	85	86	86	84	85	84	85	82