Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Irvine

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-261 South and SR-241 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 14% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Hemet to Irvine (via SR-91 West and SR-261 South and SR-241 South) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (130 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (56 to 123 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Irvine 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 Irvine?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 83 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Irvine?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 153 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-15 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

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