Best Time to Drive from Hemet to El Cajon

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 118 minutes via I-15 South, usually 123 at this time.

Only 51% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Hemet to El Cajon (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (27 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central El Cajon 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 El Cajon?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to El Cajon?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 86 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to El Cajon?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-52 East in San Diego (9 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (3 miles)

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