Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Riverside

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 60 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 55 at this time.

Only 28% 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	51	52	69	55	48	47	48	51	52	57	57	51	56	57	59	61	53
Tue	46	50	71	59	50	47	48	51	57	56	57	54	56	55	59	59	56
Wed	46	51	72	61	51	48	47	52	53	57	54	53	55	51	52	52	54
Thu	48	50	69	60	50	48	48	51	54	56	57	55	61	62	69	64	52
Fri	45	48	55	50	48	48	52	54	55	62	63	62	63	65	60	62	58
Sat	46	47	49	48	47	48	65	57	60	64	68	58	50	51	49	48	46
Sun	45	46	48	48	49	52	49	50	53	48	65	50	50	56	71	65	57

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 Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 53 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (71 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 58 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 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 53 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Riverside?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	69	55	48	47	48	51	52	57	57	51	56	57	59	61	53
Tue	46	50	71	59	50	47	48	51	57	56	57	54	56	55	59	59	56
Wed	46	51	72	61	51	48	47	52	53	57	54	53	55	51	52	52	54
Thu	48	50	69	60	50	48	48	51	54	56	57	55	61	62	69	64	52
Fri	45	48	55	50	48	48	52	54	55	62	63	62	63	65	60	62	58
Sat	46	47	49	48	47	48	65	57	60	64	68	58	50	51	49	48	46
Sun	45	46	48	48	49	52	49	50	53	48	65	50	50	56	71	65	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	69	55	48	47	48	51	52	57	57	51	56	57	59	61	53
Tue	46	50	71	59	50	47	48	51	57	56	57	54	56	55	59	59	56
Wed	46	51	72	61	51	48	47	52	53	57	54	53	55	51	52	52	54
Thu	48	50	69	60	50	48	48	51	54	56	57	55	61	62	69	64	52
Fri	45	48	55	50	48	48	52	54	55	62	63	62	63	65	60	62	58
Sat	46	47	49	48	47	48	65	57	60	64	68	58	50	51	49	48	46
Sun	45	46	48	48	49	52	49	50	53	48	65	50	50	56	71	65	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	52	69	55	48	47	48	51	52	57	57	51	56	57	59	61	53
Tue	46	50	71	59	50	47	48	51	57	56	57	54	56	55	59	59	56
Wed	46	51	72	61	51	48	47	52	53	57	54	53	55	51	52	52	54
Thu	48	50	69	60	50	48	48	51	54	56	57	55	61	62	69	64	52
Fri	45	48	55	50	48	48	52	54	55	62	63	62	63	65	60	62	58
Sat	46	47	49	48	47	48	65	57	60	64	68	58	50	51	49	48	46
Sun	45	46	48	48	49	52	49	50	53	48	65	50	50	56	71	65	57