Best Time to Drive from Hemet to La Mesa

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 84 minutes via I-15 South.

Only 45% 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 La Mesa 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	90	108	110	100	95	93	91	90	91	100	114	124	116	111	89	84	84
Tue	88	115	119	111	102	92	90	90	91	101	120	128	122	113	91	84	84
Wed	87	113	116	105	98	92	90	90	91	102	122	131	120	113	91	85	84
Thu	88	113	115	104	98	92	90	90	91	102	122	126	119	113	91	85	84
Fri	86	93	95	95	98	92	91	91	98	114	118	119	123	113	93	88	84
Sat	85	85	85	86	88	90	93	96	94	94	93	90	88	85	85	85	85
Sun	85	84	84	85	85	86	87	89	90	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Hemet to La Mesa (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (27 to 65 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central La Mesa 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 La Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to La Mesa?

The 88-mile drive usually takes 84 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to La Mesa?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (43 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-8 East in San Diego (5 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (1.6 miles)

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

More drives

La Mesa 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	90	108	110	100	95	93	91	90	91	100	114	124	116	111	89	84	84
Tue	88	115	119	111	102	92	90	90	91	101	120	128	122	113	91	84	84
Wed	87	113	116	105	98	92	90	90	91	102	122	131	120	113	91	85	84
Thu	88	113	115	104	98	92	90	90	91	102	122	126	119	113	91	85	84
Fri	86	93	95	95	98	92	91	91	98	114	118	119	123	113	93	88	84
Sat	85	85	85	86	88	90	93	96	94	94	93	90	88	85	85	85	85
Sun	85	84	84	85	85	86	87	89	90	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	108	110	100	95	93	91	90	91	100	114	124	116	111	89	84	84
Tue	88	115	119	111	102	92	90	90	91	101	120	128	122	113	91	84	84
Wed	87	113	116	105	98	92	90	90	91	102	122	131	120	113	91	85	84
Thu	88	113	115	104	98	92	90	90	91	102	122	126	119	113	91	85	84
Fri	86	93	95	95	98	92	91	91	98	114	118	119	123	113	93	88	84
Sat	85	85	85	86	88	90	93	96	94	94	93	90	88	85	85	85	85
Sun	85	84	84	85	85	86	87	89	90	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	108	110	100	95	93	91	90	91	100	114	124	116	111	89	84	84
Tue	88	115	119	111	102	92	90	90	91	101	120	128	122	113	91	84	84
Wed	87	113	116	105	98	92	90	90	91	102	122	131	120	113	91	85	84
Thu	88	113	115	104	98	92	90	90	91	102	122	126	119	113	91	85	84
Fri	86	93	95	95	98	92	91	91	98	114	118	119	123	113	93	88	84
Sat	85	85	85	86	88	90	93	96	94	94	93	90	88	85	85	85	85
Sun	85	84	84	85	85	86	87	89	90	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	84