Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Mira Mesa

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-15 South, usually 75 at this time.

Only 43% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Hemet to Mira Mesa (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (85 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (29 to 70 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Mira Mesa?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 73 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Mira Mesa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (35 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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