Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Huntington Beach

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 132 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 123 at this time.

Only 23% 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	105	125	149	154	130	116	111	114	111	115	140	144	140	134	105	98	98
Tue	107	129	153	155	126	115	112	111	111	113	139	147	140	139	109	98	98
Wed	106	123	155	148	128	122	113	111	113	118	150	150	143	141	112	99	98
Thu	105	126	146	145	119	114	115	116	118	134	165	153	145	138	119	101	98
Fri	104	113	130	135	122	115	115	127	146	155	167	158	146	142	126	109	100
Sat	99	99	100	102	107	121	142	142	140	141	145	142	135	125	109	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	99	102	108	111	117	112	110	108	106	103	102	103	100	97

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 167 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 3:30 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 128 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 167 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 167 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 167 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	105	125	149	154	130	116	111	114	111	115	140	144	140	134	105	98	98
Tue	107	129	153	155	126	115	112	111	111	113	139	147	140	139	109	98	98
Wed	106	123	155	148	128	122	113	111	113	118	150	150	143	141	112	99	98
Thu	105	126	146	145	119	114	115	116	118	134	165	153	145	138	119	101	98
Fri	104	113	130	135	122	115	115	127	146	155	167	158	146	142	126	109	100
Sat	99	99	100	102	107	121	142	142	140	141	145	142	135	125	109	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	99	102	108	111	117	112	110	108	106	103	102	103	100	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	125	149	154	130	116	111	114	111	115	140	144	140	134	105	98	98
Tue	107	129	153	155	126	115	112	111	111	113	139	147	140	139	109	98	98
Wed	106	123	155	148	128	122	113	111	113	118	150	150	143	141	112	99	98
Thu	105	126	146	145	119	114	115	116	118	134	165	153	145	138	119	101	98
Fri	104	113	130	135	122	115	115	127	146	155	167	158	146	142	126	109	100
Sat	99	99	100	102	107	121	142	142	140	141	145	142	135	125	109	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	99	102	108	111	117	112	110	108	106	103	102	103	100	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	125	149	154	130	116	111	114	111	115	140	144	140	134	105	98	98
Tue	107	129	153	155	126	115	112	111	111	113	139	147	140	139	109	98	98
Wed	106	123	155	148	128	122	113	111	113	118	150	150	143	141	112	99	98
Thu	105	126	146	145	119	114	115	116	118	134	165	153	145	138	119	101	98
Fri	104	113	130	135	122	115	115	127	146	155	167	158	146	142	126	109	100
Sat	99	99	100	102	107	121	142	142	140	141	145	142	135	125	109	100	98
Sun	98	98	98	99	102	108	111	117	112	110	108	106	103	102	103	100	97