Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Rancho Santa Margarita

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 134 minutes via SR-241 South and SR-91 West, usually 124 at this time.

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Hemet to Rancho Santa Margarita (via SR-241 South and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 149 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 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (131 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (53 to 113 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Rancho Santa Margarita?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Rancho Santa Margarita?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 84 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Rancho Santa Margarita?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (11 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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