Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Downey

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 112 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 97 at this time.

Only 39% 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	135	145	155	142	120	119	108	103	107	114	111	102	104	97	95	95	90
Tue	130	136	147	138	119	114	106	103	111	114	116	110	110	99	95	93	90
Wed	135	135	148	149	118	115	105	102	108	107	111	107	107	98	92	90	89
Thu	132	135	144	142	120	118	107	108	111	111	112	111	111	102	103	98	89
Fri	108	119	121	113	115	114	111	109	112	119	121	118	113	106	96	94	92
Sat	86	90	90	91	97	114	109	116	114	113	109	106	101	96	90	86	84
Sun	84	84	85	85	87	102	106	118	101	93	95	91	95	98	102	98	89

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 155 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 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (118 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (28 to 45 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 155 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 88 to 155 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Downey?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 155 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	135	145	155	142	120	119	108	103	107	114	111	102	104	97	95	95	90
Tue	130	136	147	138	119	114	106	103	111	114	116	110	110	99	95	93	90
Wed	135	135	148	149	118	115	105	102	108	107	111	107	107	98	92	90	89
Thu	132	135	144	142	120	118	107	108	111	111	112	111	111	102	103	98	89
Fri	108	119	121	113	115	114	111	109	112	119	121	118	113	106	96	94	92
Sat	86	90	90	91	97	114	109	116	114	113	109	106	101	96	90	86	84
Sun	84	84	85	85	87	102	106	118	101	93	95	91	95	98	102	98	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	135	145	155	142	120	119	108	103	107	114	111	102	104	97	95	95	90
Tue	130	136	147	138	119	114	106	103	111	114	116	110	110	99	95	93	90
Wed	135	135	148	149	118	115	105	102	108	107	111	107	107	98	92	90	89
Thu	132	135	144	142	120	118	107	108	111	111	112	111	111	102	103	98	89
Fri	108	119	121	113	115	114	111	109	112	119	121	118	113	106	96	94	92
Sat	86	90	90	91	97	114	109	116	114	113	109	106	101	96	90	86	84
Sun	84	84	85	85	87	102	106	118	101	93	95	91	95	98	102	98	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	135	145	155	142	120	119	108	103	107	114	111	102	104	97	95	95	90
Tue	130	136	147	138	119	114	106	103	111	114	116	110	110	99	95	93	90
Wed	135	135	148	149	118	115	105	102	108	107	111	107	107	98	92	90	89
Thu	132	135	144	142	120	118	107	108	111	111	112	111	111	102	103	98	89
Fri	108	119	121	113	115	114	111	109	112	119	121	118	113	106	96	94	92
Sat	86	90	90	91	97	114	109	116	114	113	109	106	101	96	90	86	84
Sun	84	84	85	85	87	102	106	118	101	93	95	91	95	98	102	98	89