Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Costa Mesa

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 123 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 121 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Costa Mesa 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	93	112	132	140	112	101	97	101	99	103	130	131	130	121	92	87	86
Tue	95	118	140	139	112	101	98	97	98	100	127	130	130	127	94	87	86
Wed	95	113	145	137	117	108	99	98	99	108	138	133	130	126	96	87	86
Thu	92	113	134	133	107	102	102	104	107	121	147	137	132	126	108	90	86
Fri	92	100	114	124	111	102	101	113	136	141	152	143	133	129	116	98	89
Sat	87	88	88	91	95	111	135	133	130	130	133	132	124	113	96	88	86
Sun	87	87	87	88	90	96	99	105	101	99	96	95	91	89	91	89	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Hemet to Costa Mesa (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (135 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (53 to 113 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Costa Mesa?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 86 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Costa Mesa 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	93	112	132	140	112	101	97	101	99	103	130	131	130	121	92	87	86
Tue	95	118	140	139	112	101	98	97	98	100	127	130	130	127	94	87	86
Wed	95	113	145	137	117	108	99	98	99	108	138	133	130	126	96	87	86
Thu	92	113	134	133	107	102	102	104	107	121	147	137	132	126	108	90	86
Fri	92	100	114	124	111	102	101	113	136	141	152	143	133	129	116	98	89
Sat	87	88	88	91	95	111	135	133	130	130	133	132	124	113	96	88	86
Sun	87	87	87	88	90	96	99	105	101	99	96	95	91	89	91	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	112	132	140	112	101	97	101	99	103	130	131	130	121	92	87	86
Tue	95	118	140	139	112	101	98	97	98	100	127	130	130	127	94	87	86
Wed	95	113	145	137	117	108	99	98	99	108	138	133	130	126	96	87	86
Thu	92	113	134	133	107	102	102	104	107	121	147	137	132	126	108	90	86
Fri	92	100	114	124	111	102	101	113	136	141	152	143	133	129	116	98	89
Sat	87	88	88	91	95	111	135	133	130	130	133	132	124	113	96	88	86
Sun	87	87	87	88	90	96	99	105	101	99	96	95	91	89	91	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	112	132	140	112	101	97	101	99	103	130	131	130	121	92	87	86
Tue	95	118	140	139	112	101	98	97	98	100	127	130	130	127	94	87	86
Wed	95	113	145	137	117	108	99	98	99	108	138	133	130	126	96	87	86
Thu	92	113	134	133	107	102	102	104	107	121	147	137	132	126	108	90	86
Fri	92	100	114	124	111	102	101	113	136	141	152	143	133	129	116	98	89
Sat	87	88	88	91	95	111	135	133	130	130	133	132	124	113	96	88	86
Sun	87	87	87	88	90	96	99	105	101	99	96	95	91	89	91	89	86