Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Buena Park

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 112 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 106 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Hemet to Buena Park 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	91	106	128	137	109	97	94	99	96	102	129	130	128	120	92	83	83
Tue	91	109	135	136	109	99	94	94	95	99	126	131	126	124	93	83	83
Wed	91	107	138	131	113	105	97	95	97	106	137	132	129	126	96	84	83
Thu	90	108	127	127	103	98	98	99	103	118	148	136	130	124	106	87	83
Fri	89	94	108	120	108	98	98	110	136	141	151	142	131	127	114	95	86
Sat	84	85	85	88	91	106	131	130	127	128	130	129	121	110	93	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	84	87	92	95	102	98	96	93	91	87	86	88	86	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Hemet to Buena Park (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (132 minutes).

About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (55 to 117 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Buena Park 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 Hemet to Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Buena Park?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 83 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Buena Park?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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More drives

Buena Park to Hemet (return trip) · Hemet to Long Beach · Hemet to Anaheim · Hemet to Riverside · Hemet to Santa Ana · Hemet to Irvine · Hemet to San Bernardino · Hemet to Fontana · Hemet to Huntington Beach · Hemet to Oceanside · Hemet to Garden Grove · Hemet to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	106	128	137	109	97	94	99	96	102	129	130	128	120	92	83	83
Tue	91	109	135	136	109	99	94	94	95	99	126	131	126	124	93	83	83
Wed	91	107	138	131	113	105	97	95	97	106	137	132	129	126	96	84	83
Thu	90	108	127	127	103	98	98	99	103	118	148	136	130	124	106	87	83
Fri	89	94	108	120	108	98	98	110	136	141	151	142	131	127	114	95	86
Sat	84	85	85	88	91	106	131	130	127	128	130	129	121	110	93	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	84	87	92	95	102	98	96	93	91	87	86	88	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	106	128	137	109	97	94	99	96	102	129	130	128	120	92	83	83
Tue	91	109	135	136	109	99	94	94	95	99	126	131	126	124	93	83	83
Wed	91	107	138	131	113	105	97	95	97	106	137	132	129	126	96	84	83
Thu	90	108	127	127	103	98	98	99	103	118	148	136	130	124	106	87	83
Fri	89	94	108	120	108	98	98	110	136	141	151	142	131	127	114	95	86
Sat	84	85	85	88	91	106	131	130	127	128	130	129	121	110	93	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	84	87	92	95	102	98	96	93	91	87	86	88	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	106	128	137	109	97	94	99	96	102	129	130	128	120	92	83	83
Tue	91	109	135	136	109	99	94	94	95	99	126	131	126	124	93	83	83
Wed	91	107	138	131	113	105	97	95	97	106	137	132	129	126	96	84	83
Thu	90	108	127	127	103	98	98	99	103	118	148	136	130	124	106	87	83
Fri	89	94	108	120	108	98	98	110	136	141	151	142	131	127	114	95	86
Sat	84	85	85	88	91	106	131	130	127	128	130	129	121	110	93	85	83
Sun	84	84	83	84	87	92	95	102	98	96	93	91	87	86	88	86	83