Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Lake Forest

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 124 minutes via SR-241 South and SR-91 West, usually 128 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 Lake Forest 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	95	109	130	140	112	100	96	101	98	102	130	131	131	124	95	87	86
Tue	95	111	135	138	110	100	96	96	96	99	126	131	128	127	95	86	86
Wed	96	108	139	133	115	106	98	96	98	105	136	133	131	129	98	87	86
Thu	94	110	128	129	105	99	99	101	105	118	148	136	132	126	106	89	86
Fri	92	96	110	120	107	98	98	110	133	141	152	144	133	130	117	98	88
Sat	87	88	89	91	94	109	133	132	130	130	132	131	124	112	96	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	90	94	97	104	100	98	95	94	90	89	90	88	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Hemet to Lake Forest (via SR-241 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 152 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (134 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 42 miles surface streets (58 to 120 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest?

On weekdays, leave after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 152 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Lake Forest?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 86 to 152 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Lake Forest?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 152 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (16 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 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

Lake Forest 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	95	109	130	140	112	100	96	101	98	102	130	131	131	124	95	87	86
Tue	95	111	135	138	110	100	96	96	96	99	126	131	128	127	95	86	86
Wed	96	108	139	133	115	106	98	96	98	105	136	133	131	129	98	87	86
Thu	94	110	128	129	105	99	99	101	105	118	148	136	132	126	106	89	86
Fri	92	96	110	120	107	98	98	110	133	141	152	144	133	130	117	98	88
Sat	87	88	89	91	94	109	133	132	130	130	132	131	124	112	96	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	90	94	97	104	100	98	95	94	90	89	90	88	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	109	130	140	112	100	96	101	98	102	130	131	131	124	95	87	86
Tue	95	111	135	138	110	100	96	96	96	99	126	131	128	127	95	86	86
Wed	96	108	139	133	115	106	98	96	98	105	136	133	131	129	98	87	86
Thu	94	110	128	129	105	99	99	101	105	118	148	136	132	126	106	89	86
Fri	92	96	110	120	107	98	98	110	133	141	152	144	133	130	117	98	88
Sat	87	88	89	91	94	109	133	132	130	130	132	131	124	112	96	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	90	94	97	104	100	98	95	94	90	89	90	88	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	95	109	130	140	112	100	96	101	98	102	130	131	131	124	95	87	86
Tue	95	111	135	138	110	100	96	96	96	99	126	131	128	127	95	86	86
Wed	96	108	139	133	115	106	98	96	98	105	136	133	131	129	98	87	86
Thu	94	110	128	129	105	99	99	101	105	118	148	136	132	126	106	89	86
Fri	92	96	110	120	107	98	98	110	133	141	152	144	133	130	117	98	88
Sat	87	88	89	91	94	109	133	132	130	130	132	131	124	112	96	88	86
Sun	86	86	87	87	90	94	97	104	100	98	95	94	90	89	90	88	86