Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Lakewood

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 107 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 144 at this time.

Only 12% 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	119	141	148	125	111	106	109	107	116	139	143	135	129	100	93	92
Tue	104	126	149	150	122	111	108	107	108	116	142	147	137	134	103	92	92
Wed	103	121	150	144	123	117	109	107	111	123	157	152	141	135	106	92	92
Thu	102	123	141	140	116	110	110	112	117	135	167	154	141	133	114	95	92
Fri	100	107	123	130	118	111	112	125	149	160	170	160	143	137	121	102	94
Sat	95	95	96	97	101	114	137	138	136	139	142	139	130	119	103	94	92
Sun	92	93	93	94	97	102	105	112	107	106	104	101	98	97	98	95	91

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Hemet to Lakewood (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 170 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 117 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (144 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 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 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 92 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 117 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	119	141	148	125	111	106	109	107	116	139	143	135	129	100	93	92
Tue	104	126	149	150	122	111	108	107	108	116	142	147	137	134	103	92	92
Wed	103	121	150	144	123	117	109	107	111	123	157	152	141	135	106	92	92
Thu	102	123	141	140	116	110	110	112	117	135	167	154	141	133	114	95	92
Fri	100	107	123	130	118	111	112	125	149	160	170	160	143	137	121	102	94
Sat	95	95	96	97	101	114	137	138	136	139	142	139	130	119	103	94	92
Sun	92	93	93	94	97	102	105	112	107	106	104	101	98	97	98	95	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	119	141	148	125	111	106	109	107	116	139	143	135	129	100	93	92
Tue	104	126	149	150	122	111	108	107	108	116	142	147	137	134	103	92	92
Wed	103	121	150	144	123	117	109	107	111	123	157	152	141	135	106	92	92
Thu	102	123	141	140	116	110	110	112	117	135	167	154	141	133	114	95	92
Fri	100	107	123	130	118	111	112	125	149	160	170	160	143	137	121	102	94
Sat	95	95	96	97	101	114	137	138	136	139	142	139	130	119	103	94	92
Sun	92	93	93	94	97	102	105	112	107	106	104	101	98	97	98	95	91

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	100	119	141	148	125	111	106	109	107	116	139	143	135	129	100	93	92
Tue	104	126	149	150	122	111	108	107	108	116	142	147	137	134	103	92	92
Wed	103	121	150	144	123	117	109	107	111	123	157	152	141	135	106	92	92
Thu	102	123	141	140	116	110	110	112	117	135	167	154	141	133	114	95	92
Fri	100	107	123	130	118	111	112	125	149	160	170	160	143	137	121	102	94
Sat	95	95	96	97	101	114	137	138	136	139	142	139	130	119	103	94	92
Sun	92	93	93	94	97	102	105	112	107	106	104	101	98	97	98	95	91