Best Time to Drive from Hemet to El Monte

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via SR-60 West and I-10 West, usually 98 at this time.

Only 46% 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 El Monte 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	108	116	101	90	84	86	86	89	95	91	85	90	85	86	86	80
Tue	88	103	119	104	92	87	84	85	90	91	91	89	92	89	88	85	82
Wed	87	106	121	114	95	86	84	91	87	89	92	93	107	106	101	83	80
Thu	87	102	116	106	92	86	84	86	89	90	92	97	98	94	100	90	80
Fri	77	87	96	91	89	85	88	90	90	101	97	100	106	120	108	87	84
Sat	75	77	78	78	79	84	87	91	89	92	89	86	88	87	80	77	74
Sun	75	74	75	75	76	79	82	102	91	84	86	83	84	95	113	91	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Hemet to El Monte (via SR-60 West and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (113 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (25 to 41 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 Monte 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 Monte?

On weekdays, leave after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 77 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to El Monte?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (31 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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

More drives

El Monte 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	108	116	101	90	84	86	86	89	95	91	85	90	85	86	86	80
Tue	88	103	119	104	92	87	84	85	90	91	91	89	92	89	88	85	82
Wed	87	106	121	114	95	86	84	91	87	89	92	93	107	106	101	83	80
Thu	87	102	116	106	92	86	84	86	89	90	92	97	98	94	100	90	80
Fri	77	87	96	91	89	85	88	90	90	101	97	100	106	120	108	87	84
Sat	75	77	78	78	79	84	87	91	89	92	89	86	88	87	80	77	74
Sun	75	74	75	75	76	79	82	102	91	84	86	83	84	95	113	91	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	108	116	101	90	84	86	86	89	95	91	85	90	85	86	86	80
Tue	88	103	119	104	92	87	84	85	90	91	91	89	92	89	88	85	82
Wed	87	106	121	114	95	86	84	91	87	89	92	93	107	106	101	83	80
Thu	87	102	116	106	92	86	84	86	89	90	92	97	98	94	100	90	80
Fri	77	87	96	91	89	85	88	90	90	101	97	100	106	120	108	87	84
Sat	75	77	78	78	79	84	87	91	89	92	89	86	88	87	80	77	74
Sun	75	74	75	75	76	79	82	102	91	84	86	83	84	95	113	91	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	93	108	116	101	90	84	86	86	89	95	91	85	90	85	86	86	80
Tue	88	103	119	104	92	87	84	85	90	91	91	89	92	89	88	85	82
Wed	87	106	121	114	95	86	84	91	87	89	92	93	107	106	101	83	80
Thu	87	102	116	106	92	86	84	86	89	90	92	97	98	94	100	90	80
Fri	77	87	96	91	89	85	88	90	90	101	97	100	106	120	108	87	84
Sat	75	77	78	78	79	84	87	91	89	92	89	86	88	87	80	77	74
Sun	75	74	75	75	76	79	82	102	91	84	86	83	84	95	113	91	82