Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Costa Mesa

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 99 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 133 at this time.

Only 12% 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	115	139	143	120	105	100	103	100	104	128	132	128	122	94	88	87
Tue	94	118	141	144	115	104	100	99	100	102	127	134	128	127	98	87	86
Wed	95	112	143	137	116	110	101	99	101	107	136	136	131	128	100	87	86
Thu	93	115	135	134	109	103	102	104	106	119	149	140	132	126	108	90	87
Fri	93	102	119	122	109	103	104	115	133	142	152	144	134	130	115	97	89
Sat	88	89	90	92	95	108	129	130	127	129	132	129	122	112	98	88	86
Sun	87	87	88	89	92	97	100	106	101	100	97	95	92	91	92	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 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (133 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 112 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 8 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 107 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	115	139	143	120	105	100	103	100	104	128	132	128	122	94	88	87
Tue	94	118	141	144	115	104	100	99	100	102	127	134	128	127	98	87	86
Wed	95	112	143	137	116	110	101	99	101	107	136	136	131	128	100	87	86
Thu	93	115	135	134	109	103	102	104	106	119	149	140	132	126	108	90	87
Fri	93	102	119	122	109	103	104	115	133	142	152	144	134	130	115	97	89
Sat	88	89	90	92	95	108	129	130	127	129	132	129	122	112	98	88	86
Sun	87	87	88	89	92	97	100	106	101	100	97	95	92	91	92	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	115	139	143	120	105	100	103	100	104	128	132	128	122	94	88	87
Tue	94	118	141	144	115	104	100	99	100	102	127	134	128	127	98	87	86
Wed	95	112	143	137	116	110	101	99	101	107	136	136	131	128	100	87	86
Thu	93	115	135	134	109	103	102	104	106	119	149	140	132	126	108	90	87
Fri	93	102	119	122	109	103	104	115	133	142	152	144	134	130	115	97	89
Sat	88	89	90	92	95	108	129	130	127	129	132	129	122	112	98	88	86
Sun	87	87	88	89	92	97	100	106	101	100	97	95	92	91	92	89	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	115	139	143	120	105	100	103	100	104	128	132	128	122	94	88	87
Tue	94	118	141	144	115	104	100	99	100	102	127	134	128	127	98	87	86
Wed	95	112	143	137	116	110	101	99	101	107	136	136	131	128	100	87	86
Thu	93	115	135	134	109	103	102	104	106	119	149	140	132	126	108	90	87
Fri	93	102	119	122	109	103	104	115	133	142	152	144	134	130	115	97	89
Sat	88	89	90	92	95	108	129	130	127	129	132	129	122	112	98	88	86
Sun	87	87	88	89	92	97	100	106	101	100	97	95	92	91	92	89	86