Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Fountain Valley

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 93 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-261 South, usually 101 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Fountain Valley 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	96	111	134	141	115	104	101	104	102	107	138	136	132	126	97	90	89
Tue	98	115	139	141	114	104	100	100	100	104	132	140	134	131	100	89	88
Wed	98	111	141	136	117	110	102	100	103	110	142	141	136	134	104	89	88
Thu	97	112	132	133	109	103	103	105	108	124	155	144	137	131	111	92	88
Fri	94	99	115	123	110	102	103	117	139	149	161	151	138	135	119	99	91
Sat	90	90	91	93	96	109	131	133	130	133	136	134	130	118	101	91	88
Sun	89	89	89	90	93	98	102	109	103	101	98	97	94	93	94	91	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Hemet to Fountain Valley (via SR-91 West and SR-261 South) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (138 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (57 to 121 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Fountain Valley?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 88 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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More drives

Fountain Valley 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	96	111	134	141	115	104	101	104	102	107	138	136	132	126	97	90	89
Tue	98	115	139	141	114	104	100	100	100	104	132	140	134	131	100	89	88
Wed	98	111	141	136	117	110	102	100	103	110	142	141	136	134	104	89	88
Thu	97	112	132	133	109	103	103	105	108	124	155	144	137	131	111	92	88
Fri	94	99	115	123	110	102	103	117	139	149	161	151	138	135	119	99	91
Sat	90	90	91	93	96	109	131	133	130	133	136	134	130	118	101	91	88
Sun	89	89	89	90	93	98	102	109	103	101	98	97	94	93	94	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	111	134	141	115	104	101	104	102	107	138	136	132	126	97	90	89
Tue	98	115	139	141	114	104	100	100	100	104	132	140	134	131	100	89	88
Wed	98	111	141	136	117	110	102	100	103	110	142	141	136	134	104	89	88
Thu	97	112	132	133	109	103	103	105	108	124	155	144	137	131	111	92	88
Fri	94	99	115	123	110	102	103	117	139	149	161	151	138	135	119	99	91
Sat	90	90	91	93	96	109	131	133	130	133	136	134	130	118	101	91	88
Sun	89	89	89	90	93	98	102	109	103	101	98	97	94	93	94	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	111	134	141	115	104	101	104	102	107	138	136	132	126	97	90	89
Tue	98	115	139	141	114	104	100	100	100	104	132	140	134	131	100	89	88
Wed	98	111	141	136	117	110	102	100	103	110	142	141	136	134	104	89	88
Thu	97	112	132	133	109	103	103	105	108	124	155	144	137	131	111	92	88
Fri	94	99	115	123	110	102	103	117	139	149	161	151	138	135	119	99	91
Sat	90	90	91	93	96	109	131	133	130	133	136	134	130	118	101	91	88
Sun	89	89	89	90	93	98	102	109	103	101	98	97	94	93	94	91	88