Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Riverside

Right now (6:21 pm PST): about 57 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 60 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Hemet to Riverside 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	47	49	65	55	48	47	48	51	53	54	53	51	56	59	59	58	53
Tue	46	50	72	59	49	47	48	50	53	54	55	53	55	57	58	55	54
Wed	45	49	69	60	50	48	47	51	52	54	54	53	53	54	55	53	52
Thu	46	49	67	58	49	47	48	50	53	52	55	53	59	57	67	60	52
Fri	46	48	56	51	48	48	50	52	54	57	58	59	59	57	57	63	54
Sat	45	46	48	48	47	47	49	50	52	54	55	52	54	56	53	53	49
Sun	46	45	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	51	53	53	55	58	62	67	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Hemet to Riverside (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 24 miles surface streets (36 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Riverside 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 Riverside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 45 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Riverside?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (10 miles)

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More drives

Riverside to Hemet (return trip) · Hemet to Long Beach · Hemet to Anaheim · 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	47	49	65	55	48	47	48	51	53	54	53	51	56	59	59	58	53
Tue	46	50	72	59	49	47	48	50	53	54	55	53	55	57	58	55	54
Wed	45	49	69	60	50	48	47	51	52	54	54	53	53	54	55	53	52
Thu	46	49	67	58	49	47	48	50	53	52	55	53	59	57	67	60	52
Fri	46	48	56	51	48	48	50	52	54	57	58	59	59	57	57	63	54
Sat	45	46	48	48	47	47	49	50	52	54	55	52	54	56	53	53	49
Sun	46	45	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	51	53	53	55	58	62	67	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	65	55	48	47	48	51	53	54	53	51	56	59	59	58	53
Tue	46	50	72	59	49	47	48	50	53	54	55	53	55	57	58	55	54
Wed	45	49	69	60	50	48	47	51	52	54	54	53	53	54	55	53	52
Thu	46	49	67	58	49	47	48	50	53	52	55	53	59	57	67	60	52
Fri	46	48	56	51	48	48	50	52	54	57	58	59	59	57	57	63	54
Sat	45	46	48	48	47	47	49	50	52	54	55	52	54	56	53	53	49
Sun	46	45	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	51	53	53	55	58	62	67	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	49	65	55	48	47	48	51	53	54	53	51	56	59	59	58	53
Tue	46	50	72	59	49	47	48	50	53	54	55	53	55	57	58	55	54
Wed	45	49	69	60	50	48	47	51	52	54	54	53	53	54	55	53	52
Thu	46	49	67	58	49	47	48	50	53	52	55	53	59	57	67	60	52
Fri	46	48	56	51	48	48	50	52	54	57	58	59	59	57	57	63	54
Sat	45	46	48	48	47	47	49	50	52	54	55	52	54	56	53	53	49
Sun	46	45	46	46	46	47	49	51	53	51	53	53	55	58	62	67	54