Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Lakewood

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 143 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 134 at this time.

Only 27% 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 Lakewood 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	100	118	139	147	119	107	103	108	106	114	141	141	137	129	100	92	92
Tue	104	127	149	149	120	110	106	105	107	115	143	146	136	133	101	92	92
Wed	102	122	151	143	124	116	108	106	110	123	158	149	140	135	105	92	92
Thu	101	124	141	139	115	109	110	111	117	135	167	153	141	133	112	95	91
Fri	99	106	120	130	117	109	108	122	150	159	170	158	143	136	123	104	95
Sat	94	94	94	97	101	117	143	141	139	141	143	141	132	119	102	94	91
Sun	92	92	92	93	96	101	104	112	108	106	103	101	97	96	97	94	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Hemet to Lakewood (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 170 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 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (145 minutes).

About 40 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 41 miles surface streets (56 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 91 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Lakewood?

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

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (35 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Lakewood 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	100	118	139	147	119	107	103	108	106	114	141	141	137	129	100	92	92
Tue	104	127	149	149	120	110	106	105	107	115	143	146	136	133	101	92	92
Wed	102	122	151	143	124	116	108	106	110	123	158	149	140	135	105	92	92
Thu	101	124	141	139	115	109	110	111	117	135	167	153	141	133	112	95	91
Fri	99	106	120	130	117	109	108	122	150	159	170	158	143	136	123	104	95
Sat	94	94	94	97	101	117	143	141	139	141	143	141	132	119	102	94	91
Sun	92	92	92	93	96	101	104	112	108	106	103	101	97	96	97	94	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	118	139	147	119	107	103	108	106	114	141	141	137	129	100	92	92
Tue	104	127	149	149	120	110	106	105	107	115	143	146	136	133	101	92	92
Wed	102	122	151	143	124	116	108	106	110	123	158	149	140	135	105	92	92
Thu	101	124	141	139	115	109	110	111	117	135	167	153	141	133	112	95	91
Fri	99	106	120	130	117	109	108	122	150	159	170	158	143	136	123	104	95
Sat	94	94	94	97	101	117	143	141	139	141	143	141	132	119	102	94	91
Sun	92	92	92	93	96	101	104	112	108	106	103	101	97	96	97	94	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	118	139	147	119	107	103	108	106	114	141	141	137	129	100	92	92
Tue	104	127	149	149	120	110	106	105	107	115	143	146	136	133	101	92	92
Wed	102	122	151	143	124	116	108	106	110	123	158	149	140	135	105	92	92
Thu	101	124	141	139	115	109	110	111	117	135	167	153	141	133	112	95	91
Fri	99	106	120	130	117	109	108	122	150	159	170	158	143	136	123	104	95
Sat	94	94	94	97	101	117	143	141	139	141	143	141	132	119	102	94	91
Sun	92	92	92	93	96	101	104	112	108	106	103	101	97	96	97	94	91