Best Time to Drive from Hemet to West Covina

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 82 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 87 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 West Covina 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	82	94	111	99	84	81	81	82	84	88	85	83	86	84	82	80	77
Tue	81	93	118	104	88	81	79	81	84	86	89	85	90	86	84	81	77
Wed	79	94	120	108	88	81	78	81	84	86	87	89	104	106	100	80	77
Thu	79	88	112	100	87	81	80	83	86	87	89	94	93	89	97	84	77
Fri	72	81	93	87	81	82	83	86	88	95	94	99	101	97	109	84	78
Sat	70	72	73	74	74	78	78	81	82	83	85	83	93	91	86	79	72
Sun	71	71	71	71	73	75	80	82	85	81	83	81	85	90	94	89	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Hemet to West Covina (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 120 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (94 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (27 to 42 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central West Covina 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 West Covina?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 120 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hemet to West Covina?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 72 to 120 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to West Covina?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 120 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-60 West in Inland Empire (31 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

West Covina 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	82	94	111	99	84	81	81	82	84	88	85	83	86	84	82	80	77
Tue	81	93	118	104	88	81	79	81	84	86	89	85	90	86	84	81	77
Wed	79	94	120	108	88	81	78	81	84	86	87	89	104	106	100	80	77
Thu	79	88	112	100	87	81	80	83	86	87	89	94	93	89	97	84	77
Fri	72	81	93	87	81	82	83	86	88	95	94	99	101	97	109	84	78
Sat	70	72	73	74	74	78	78	81	82	83	85	83	93	91	86	79	72
Sun	71	71	71	71	73	75	80	82	85	81	83	81	85	90	94	89	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	94	111	99	84	81	81	82	84	88	85	83	86	84	82	80	77
Tue	81	93	118	104	88	81	79	81	84	86	89	85	90	86	84	81	77
Wed	79	94	120	108	88	81	78	81	84	86	87	89	104	106	100	80	77
Thu	79	88	112	100	87	81	80	83	86	87	89	94	93	89	97	84	77
Fri	72	81	93	87	81	82	83	86	88	95	94	99	101	97	109	84	78
Sat	70	72	73	74	74	78	78	81	82	83	85	83	93	91	86	79	72
Sun	71	71	71	71	73	75	80	82	85	81	83	81	85	90	94	89	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	94	111	99	84	81	81	82	84	88	85	83	86	84	82	80	77
Tue	81	93	118	104	88	81	79	81	84	86	89	85	90	86	84	81	77
Wed	79	94	120	108	88	81	78	81	84	86	87	89	104	106	100	80	77
Thu	79	88	112	100	87	81	80	83	86	87	89	94	93	89	97	84	77
Fri	72	81	93	87	81	82	83	86	88	95	94	99	101	97	109	84	78
Sat	70	72	73	74	74	78	78	81	82	83	85	83	93	91	86	79	72
Sun	71	71	71	71	73	75	80	82	85	81	83	81	85	90	94	89	77