Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Santa Monica

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 97 minutes via SR-60 West.

Only 4% 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 101-mile drive from Hemet to Santa Monica (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 102 minutes and up to 189 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 120 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (131 minutes).

About 83 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (24 to 38 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to downtown Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 102 minutes then, versus up to 189 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to Santa Monica?

The 101-mile drive usually takes 102 to 189 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 120 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 189 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Los Angeles (32 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (31 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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