Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Long Beach

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 119 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West, usually 137 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Long Beach 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	110	124	150	151	127	115	111	117	114	120	151	146	146	137	106	100	100
Tue	110	129	153	149	126	116	114	113	113	120	154	156	139	144	109	100	100
Wed	109	132	164	152	135	123	115	113	116	126	166	160	148	148	113	100	100
Thu	110	125	144	147	122	117	118	119	123	147	175	163	153	145	125	103	100
Fri	106	112	128	130	119	114	114	128	156	165	178	162	148	143	125	109	101
Sat	101	102	102	105	109	125	144	146	144	147	146	145	136	125	107	102	100
Sun	101	101	101	102	105	111	114	120	115	114	110	106	104	103	104	102	100

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Hemet to Long Beach (via SR-91 West and SR-22 West) usually takes as little as 100 minutes and up to 178 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (147 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (62 to 128 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to downtown Long Beach 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 100 minutes then, versus up to 178 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Long Beach?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 100 to 178 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Long Beach?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 178 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (4 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (4 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (1.8 miles)

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

More drives

Long Beach to Hemet (return trip) · Hemet to Anaheim

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	124	150	151	127	115	111	117	114	120	151	146	146	137	106	100	100
Tue	110	129	153	149	126	116	114	113	113	120	154	156	139	144	109	100	100
Wed	109	132	164	152	135	123	115	113	116	126	166	160	148	148	113	100	100
Thu	110	125	144	147	122	117	118	119	123	147	175	163	153	145	125	103	100
Fri	106	112	128	130	119	114	114	128	156	165	178	162	148	143	125	109	101
Sat	101	102	102	105	109	125	144	146	144	147	146	145	136	125	107	102	100
Sun	101	101	101	102	105	111	114	120	115	114	110	106	104	103	104	102	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	124	150	151	127	115	111	117	114	120	151	146	146	137	106	100	100
Tue	110	129	153	149	126	116	114	113	113	120	154	156	139	144	109	100	100
Wed	109	132	164	152	135	123	115	113	116	126	166	160	148	148	113	100	100
Thu	110	125	144	147	122	117	118	119	123	147	175	163	153	145	125	103	100
Fri	106	112	128	130	119	114	114	128	156	165	178	162	148	143	125	109	101
Sat	101	102	102	105	109	125	144	146	144	147	146	145	136	125	107	102	100
Sun	101	101	101	102	105	111	114	120	115	114	110	106	104	103	104	102	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	110	124	150	151	127	115	111	117	114	120	151	146	146	137	106	100	100
Tue	110	129	153	149	126	116	114	113	113	120	154	156	139	144	109	100	100
Wed	109	132	164	152	135	123	115	113	116	126	166	160	148	148	113	100	100
Thu	110	125	144	147	122	117	118	119	123	147	175	163	153	145	125	103	100
Fri	106	112	128	130	119	114	114	128	156	165	178	162	148	143	125	109	101
Sat	101	102	102	105	109	125	144	146	144	147	146	145	136	125	107	102	100
Sun	101	101	101	102	105	111	114	120	115	114	110	106	104	103	104	102	100