Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Downey

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 105 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 103 at this time.

Only 33% 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 Downey 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	123	139	155	142	122	119	105	102	105	111	108	104	103	98	95	92	89
Tue	125	140	151	145	121	113	104	102	105	109	112	108	108	98	94	91	88
Wed	130	136	151	146	115	110	103	102	106	108	109	106	106	98	94	90	88
Thu	125	132	143	136	116	114	105	105	109	106	110	110	107	99	101	94	89
Fri	107	119	121	114	111	110	107	105	110	116	117	115	111	102	95	95	89
Sat	85	89	89	90	94	107	103	107	108	105	104	103	99	97	92	89	85
Sun	84	84	84	85	86	98	104	102	101	94	95	92	95	97	99	99	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Hemet to Downey (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 157 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (27 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Downey 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 Downey?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 157 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 88 to 157 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Downey?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 157 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (31 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · I-605 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Downey 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	123	139	155	142	122	119	105	102	105	111	108	104	103	98	95	92	89
Tue	125	140	151	145	121	113	104	102	105	109	112	108	108	98	94	91	88
Wed	130	136	151	146	115	110	103	102	106	108	109	106	106	98	94	90	88
Thu	125	132	143	136	116	114	105	105	109	106	110	110	107	99	101	94	89
Fri	107	119	121	114	111	110	107	105	110	116	117	115	111	102	95	95	89
Sat	85	89	89	90	94	107	103	107	108	105	104	103	99	97	92	89	85
Sun	84	84	84	85	86	98	104	102	101	94	95	92	95	97	99	99	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	123	139	155	142	122	119	105	102	105	111	108	104	103	98	95	92	89
Tue	125	140	151	145	121	113	104	102	105	109	112	108	108	98	94	91	88
Wed	130	136	151	146	115	110	103	102	106	108	109	106	106	98	94	90	88
Thu	125	132	143	136	116	114	105	105	109	106	110	110	107	99	101	94	89
Fri	107	119	121	114	111	110	107	105	110	116	117	115	111	102	95	95	89
Sat	85	89	89	90	94	107	103	107	108	105	104	103	99	97	92	89	85
Sun	84	84	84	85	86	98	104	102	101	94	95	92	95	97	99	99	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	123	139	155	142	122	119	105	102	105	111	108	104	103	98	95	92	89
Tue	125	140	151	145	121	113	104	102	105	109	112	108	108	98	94	91	88
Wed	130	136	151	146	115	110	103	102	106	108	109	106	106	98	94	90	88
Thu	125	132	143	136	116	114	105	105	109	106	110	110	107	99	101	94	89
Fri	107	119	121	114	111	110	107	105	110	116	117	115	111	102	95	95	89
Sat	85	89	89	90	94	107	103	107	108	105	104	103	99	97	92	89	85
Sun	84	84	84	85	86	98	104	102	101	94	95	92	95	97	99	99	88