Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Encinitas

Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 119 minutes via I-15 South and I-5 South, usually 103 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Encinitas 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	86	99	92	91	92	86	86	86	86	85	103	138	132	124	86	80	79
Tue	85	104	99	100	99	88	86	86	85	86	113	134	141	127	90	80	79
Wed	84	103	99	95	95	88	87	86	86	88	117	136	137	128	89	81	79
Thu	83	103	98	94	98	89	87	86	86	91	117	128	137	127	91	81	80
Fri	81	85	84	92	99	93	92	91	96	111	119	136	148	128	93	85	80
Sat	79	80	80	83	87	92	95	97	96	93	93	92	86	82	80	80	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	83	86	87	87	85	84	84	82	81	82	80	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Hemet to Encinitas (via I-15 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (46 to 110 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Encinitas 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 Encinitas?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 79 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Encinitas?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (7 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Encinitas 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	86	99	92	91	92	86	86	86	86	85	103	138	132	124	86	80	79
Tue	85	104	99	100	99	88	86	86	85	86	113	134	141	127	90	80	79
Wed	84	103	99	95	95	88	87	86	86	88	117	136	137	128	89	81	79
Thu	83	103	98	94	98	89	87	86	86	91	117	128	137	127	91	81	80
Fri	81	85	84	92	99	93	92	91	96	111	119	136	148	128	93	85	80
Sat	79	80	80	83	87	92	95	97	96	93	93	92	86	82	80	80	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	83	86	87	87	85	84	84	82	81	82	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	99	92	91	92	86	86	86	86	85	103	138	132	124	86	80	79
Tue	85	104	99	100	99	88	86	86	85	86	113	134	141	127	90	80	79
Wed	84	103	99	95	95	88	87	86	86	88	117	136	137	128	89	81	79
Thu	83	103	98	94	98	89	87	86	86	91	117	128	137	127	91	81	80
Fri	81	85	84	92	99	93	92	91	96	111	119	136	148	128	93	85	80
Sat	79	80	80	83	87	92	95	97	96	93	93	92	86	82	80	80	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	83	86	87	87	85	84	84	82	81	82	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	99	92	91	92	86	86	86	86	85	103	138	132	124	86	80	79
Tue	85	104	99	100	99	88	86	86	85	86	113	134	141	127	90	80	79
Wed	84	103	99	95	95	88	87	86	86	88	117	136	137	128	89	81	79
Thu	83	103	98	94	98	89	87	86	86	91	117	128	137	127	91	81	80
Fri	81	85	84	92	99	93	92	91	96	111	119	136	148	128	93	85	80
Sat	79	80	80	83	87	92	95	97	96	93	93	92	86	82	80	80	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	82	83	86	87	87	85	84	84	82	81	82	80	79