Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Santee

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-15 South, usually 85 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Santee 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	90	109	110	100	95	93	90	90	91	96	108	123	115	110	89	85	85
Tue	89	116	120	112	101	92	90	90	91	97	112	123	121	111	90	85	84
Wed	88	113	117	106	98	92	90	90	90	99	115	125	119	112	91	85	85
Thu	88	114	115	104	98	92	90	90	91	99	115	120	118	112	92	85	84
Fri	86	94	96	94	97	91	91	91	96	111	114	117	121	112	93	88	85
Sat	85	86	86	86	88	89	92	95	93	93	92	90	88	86	85	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	89	90	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	84

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Hemet to Santee (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (28 to 64 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Santee 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 Santee?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 84 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Santee?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-52 East in San Diego (7 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Santee 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	90	109	110	100	95	93	90	90	91	96	108	123	115	110	89	85	85
Tue	89	116	120	112	101	92	90	90	91	97	112	123	121	111	90	85	84
Wed	88	113	117	106	98	92	90	90	90	99	115	125	119	112	91	85	85
Thu	88	114	115	104	98	92	90	90	91	99	115	120	118	112	92	85	84
Fri	86	94	96	94	97	91	91	91	96	111	114	117	121	112	93	88	85
Sat	85	86	86	86	88	89	92	95	93	93	92	90	88	86	85	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	89	90	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	109	110	100	95	93	90	90	91	96	108	123	115	110	89	85	85
Tue	89	116	120	112	101	92	90	90	91	97	112	123	121	111	90	85	84
Wed	88	113	117	106	98	92	90	90	90	99	115	125	119	112	91	85	85
Thu	88	114	115	104	98	92	90	90	91	99	115	120	118	112	92	85	84
Fri	86	94	96	94	97	91	91	91	96	111	114	117	121	112	93	88	85
Sat	85	86	86	86	88	89	92	95	93	93	92	90	88	86	85	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	89	90	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	84

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	90	109	110	100	95	93	90	90	91	96	108	123	115	110	89	85	85
Tue	89	116	120	112	101	92	90	90	91	97	112	123	121	111	90	85	84
Wed	88	113	117	106	98	92	90	90	90	99	115	125	119	112	91	85	85
Thu	88	114	115	104	98	92	90	90	91	99	115	120	118	112	92	85	84
Fri	86	94	96	94	97	91	91	91	96	111	114	117	121	112	93	88	85
Sat	85	86	86	86	88	89	92	95	93	93	92	90	88	86	85	85	85
Sun	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	89	90	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	84