Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Long Beach

Right now (12:21 am PST): about 100 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-22 West.

Only 25% 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	108	125	146	152	127	117	113	117	115	121	152	148	144	137	108	101	100
Tue	109	128	152	155	128	117	113	113	113	120	148	156	146	143	111	100	100
Wed	109	124	154	149	131	124	116	114	116	126	162	160	150	147	116	101	100
Thu	108	125	144	146	122	116	116	118	122	140	174	160	150	142	122	103	100
Fri	106	112	129	136	122	115	116	129	153	166	177	165	150	146	129	111	103
Sat	101	102	103	105	108	121	143	145	142	145	147	145	138	128	112	102	100
Sun	100	101	101	102	105	110	114	120	115	113	111	109	106	105	106	103	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 177 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 (149 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 126 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 177 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 177 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 177 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 · 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 · Hemet to Ontario

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	125	146	152	127	117	113	117	115	121	152	148	144	137	108	101	100
Tue	109	128	152	155	128	117	113	113	113	120	148	156	146	143	111	100	100
Wed	109	124	154	149	131	124	116	114	116	126	162	160	150	147	116	101	100
Thu	108	125	144	146	122	116	116	118	122	140	174	160	150	142	122	103	100
Fri	106	112	129	136	122	115	116	129	153	166	177	165	150	146	129	111	103
Sat	101	102	103	105	108	121	143	145	142	145	147	145	138	128	112	102	100
Sun	100	101	101	102	105	110	114	120	115	113	111	109	106	105	106	103	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	125	146	152	127	117	113	117	115	121	152	148	144	137	108	101	100
Tue	109	128	152	155	128	117	113	113	113	120	148	156	146	143	111	100	100
Wed	109	124	154	149	131	124	116	114	116	126	162	160	150	147	116	101	100
Thu	108	125	144	146	122	116	116	118	122	140	174	160	150	142	122	103	100
Fri	106	112	129	136	122	115	116	129	153	166	177	165	150	146	129	111	103
Sat	101	102	103	105	108	121	143	145	142	145	147	145	138	128	112	102	100
Sun	100	101	101	102	105	110	114	120	115	113	111	109	106	105	106	103	100

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	108	125	146	152	127	117	113	117	115	121	152	148	144	137	108	101	100
Tue	109	128	152	155	128	117	113	113	113	120	148	156	146	143	111	100	100
Wed	109	124	154	149	131	124	116	114	116	126	162	160	150	147	116	101	100
Thu	108	125	144	146	122	116	116	118	122	140	174	160	150	142	122	103	100
Fri	106	112	129	136	122	115	116	129	153	166	177	165	150	146	129	111	103
Sat	101	102	103	105	108	121	143	145	142	145	147	145	138	128	112	102	100
Sun	100	101	101	102	105	110	114	120	115	113	111	109	106	105	106	103	100