Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Norwalk

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 101 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 137 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 Norwalk 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	96	113	137	144	121	107	103	106	103	110	133	136	132	126	97	90	89
Tue	96	117	141	143	117	106	103	102	102	107	133	138	133	131	100	89	89
Wed	97	111	143	137	117	112	104	102	104	115	145	141	135	132	103	89	89
Thu	96	114	132	134	110	105	105	106	110	128	156	144	137	130	111	92	89
Fri	96	100	117	124	112	105	106	119	142	150	161	154	139	134	118	99	91
Sat	91	92	92	94	97	109	131	132	130	133	136	133	126	116	100	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	91	94	98	102	108	103	102	99	97	94	94	95	91	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Hemet to Norwalk (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 161 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (137 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (57 to 122 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 161 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 88 to 161 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Norwalk?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 161 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (27 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Norwalk 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	96	113	137	144	121	107	103	106	103	110	133	136	132	126	97	90	89
Tue	96	117	141	143	117	106	103	102	102	107	133	138	133	131	100	89	89
Wed	97	111	143	137	117	112	104	102	104	115	145	141	135	132	103	89	89
Thu	96	114	132	134	110	105	105	106	110	128	156	144	137	130	111	92	89
Fri	96	100	117	124	112	105	106	119	142	150	161	154	139	134	118	99	91
Sat	91	92	92	94	97	109	131	132	130	133	136	133	126	116	100	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	91	94	98	102	108	103	102	99	97	94	94	95	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	113	137	144	121	107	103	106	103	110	133	136	132	126	97	90	89
Tue	96	117	141	143	117	106	103	102	102	107	133	138	133	131	100	89	89
Wed	97	111	143	137	117	112	104	102	104	115	145	141	135	132	103	89	89
Thu	96	114	132	134	110	105	105	106	110	128	156	144	137	130	111	92	89
Fri	96	100	117	124	112	105	106	119	142	150	161	154	139	134	118	99	91
Sat	91	92	92	94	97	109	131	132	130	133	136	133	126	116	100	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	91	94	98	102	108	103	102	99	97	94	94	95	91	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	96	113	137	144	121	107	103	106	103	110	133	136	132	126	97	90	89
Tue	96	117	141	143	117	106	103	102	102	107	133	138	133	131	100	89	89
Wed	97	111	143	137	117	112	104	102	104	115	145	141	135	132	103	89	89
Thu	96	114	132	134	110	105	105	106	110	128	156	144	137	130	111	92	89
Fri	96	100	117	124	112	105	106	119	142	150	161	154	139	134	118	99	91
Sat	91	92	92	94	97	109	131	132	130	133	136	133	126	116	100	91	88
Sun	89	90	90	91	94	98	102	108	103	102	99	97	94	94	95	91	88