Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Escondido

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-15 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Escondido 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	64	79	77	72	70	72	64	64	64	64	74	94	90	85	64	60	60
Tue	63	85	85	80	76	66	63	63	64	63	78	92	95	86	66	60	60
Wed	62	81	83	75	73	68	64	64	63	64	81	94	93	87	64	61	60
Thu	63	86	85	75	76	67	64	63	63	66	83	89	93	87	67	61	60
Fri	61	67	66	71	76	68	67	66	71	81	84	91	98	88	66	62	60
Sat	60	60	60	61	66	71	84	88	88	85	73	67	63	61	60	60	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	62	62	64	66	67	65	62	61	61	61	61	61	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Hemet to Escondido (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 99 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 33 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (31 to 70 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Escondido 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 Escondido?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 60 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Escondido?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (17 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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

More drives

Escondido 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	64	79	77	72	70	72	64	64	64	64	74	94	90	85	64	60	60
Tue	63	85	85	80	76	66	63	63	64	63	78	92	95	86	66	60	60
Wed	62	81	83	75	73	68	64	64	63	64	81	94	93	87	64	61	60
Thu	63	86	85	75	76	67	64	63	63	66	83	89	93	87	67	61	60
Fri	61	67	66	71	76	68	67	66	71	81	84	91	98	88	66	62	60
Sat	60	60	60	61	66	71	84	88	88	85	73	67	63	61	60	60	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	62	62	64	66	67	65	62	61	61	61	61	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	79	77	72	70	72	64	64	64	64	74	94	90	85	64	60	60
Tue	63	85	85	80	76	66	63	63	64	63	78	92	95	86	66	60	60
Wed	62	81	83	75	73	68	64	64	63	64	81	94	93	87	64	61	60
Thu	63	86	85	75	76	67	64	63	63	66	83	89	93	87	67	61	60
Fri	61	67	66	71	76	68	67	66	71	81	84	91	98	88	66	62	60
Sat	60	60	60	61	66	71	84	88	88	85	73	67	63	61	60	60	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	62	62	64	66	67	65	62	61	61	61	61	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	79	77	72	70	72	64	64	64	64	74	94	90	85	64	60	60
Tue	63	85	85	80	76	66	63	63	64	63	78	92	95	86	66	60	60
Wed	62	81	83	75	73	68	64	64	63	64	81	94	93	87	64	61	60
Thu	63	86	85	75	76	67	64	63	63	66	83	89	93	87	67	61	60
Fri	61	67	66	71	76	68	67	66	71	81	84	91	98	88	66	62	60
Sat	60	60	60	61	66	71	84	88	88	85	73	67	63	61	60	60	61
Sun	60	61	61	61	62	62	64	66	67	65	62	61	61	61	61	61	60