Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Huntington Beach

Right now (5:54 pm PDT): about 157 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 142 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Huntington Beach 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	108	124	150	151	125	113	110	114	111	114	143	141	142	134	103	98	98
Tue	108	131	152	152	124	113	109	109	110	112	140	142	143	140	105	98	98
Wed	108	125	159	150	131	121	112	110	111	120	153	148	143	139	108	99	98
Thu	106	126	147	147	119	114	114	116	119	136	162	151	148	142	122	101	98
Fri	104	112	127	129	119	115	113	125	149	155	170	158	146	140	122	109	99
Sat	99	99	100	104	109	127	145	145	143	144	145	143	133	122	104	99	98
Sun	98	98	99	99	103	110	111	118	113	111	108	103	101	100	101	100	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Hemet to Huntington Beach (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (146 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (65 to 132 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Huntington Beach?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 98 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Huntington Beach 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 Oceanside · Hemet to Garden Grove · Hemet to Rancho Cucamonga · Hemet to Ontario

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	124	150	151	125	113	110	114	111	114	143	141	142	134	103	98	98
Tue	108	131	152	152	124	113	109	109	110	112	140	142	143	140	105	98	98
Wed	108	125	159	150	131	121	112	110	111	120	153	148	143	139	108	99	98
Thu	106	126	147	147	119	114	114	116	119	136	162	151	148	142	122	101	98
Fri	104	112	127	129	119	115	113	125	149	155	170	158	146	140	122	109	99
Sat	99	99	100	104	109	127	145	145	143	144	145	143	133	122	104	99	98
Sun	98	98	99	99	103	110	111	118	113	111	108	103	101	100	101	100	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	124	150	151	125	113	110	114	111	114	143	141	142	134	103	98	98
Tue	108	131	152	152	124	113	109	109	110	112	140	142	143	140	105	98	98
Wed	108	125	159	150	131	121	112	110	111	120	153	148	143	139	108	99	98
Thu	106	126	147	147	119	114	114	116	119	136	162	151	148	142	122	101	98
Fri	104	112	127	129	119	115	113	125	149	155	170	158	146	140	122	109	99
Sat	99	99	100	104	109	127	145	145	143	144	145	143	133	122	104	99	98
Sun	98	98	99	99	103	110	111	118	113	111	108	103	101	100	101	100	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	124	150	151	125	113	110	114	111	114	143	141	142	134	103	98	98
Tue	108	131	152	152	124	113	109	109	110	112	140	142	143	140	105	98	98
Wed	108	125	159	150	131	121	112	110	111	120	153	148	143	139	108	99	98
Thu	106	126	147	147	119	114	114	116	119	136	162	151	148	142	122	101	98
Fri	104	112	127	129	119	115	113	125	149	155	170	158	146	140	122	109	99
Sat	99	99	100	104	109	127	145	145	143	144	145	143	133	122	104	99	98
Sun	98	98	99	99	103	110	111	118	113	111	108	103	101	100	101	100	98