Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Whittier

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via SR-60 West, usually 99 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Whittier 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	123	132	147	129	108	104	97	95	97	102	97	91	95	92	92	90	85
Tue	116	124	143	129	111	103	95	93	95	97	100	93	96	92	89	87	86
Wed	119	125	144	138	108	101	95	100	97	97	99	95	98	91	88	86	84
Thu	114	122	140	126	108	103	94	95	99	98	101	97	101	96	99	95	85
Fri	94	103	114	105	100	98	97	98	98	108	108	106	104	99	92	91	89
Sat	81	84	84	85	88	101	98	101	101	102	97	94	94	92	86	82	80
Sun	81	80	81	81	82	91	97	111	100	89	92	87	89	92	99	96	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Hemet to Whittier (via SR-60 West) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 147 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 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (111 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 25 miles surface streets (37 to 51 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet to central Whittier 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 84 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Whittier?

Leaving around 7 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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

More drives

Whittier 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	123	132	147	129	108	104	97	95	97	102	97	91	95	92	92	90	85
Tue	116	124	143	129	111	103	95	93	95	97	100	93	96	92	89	87	86
Wed	119	125	144	138	108	101	95	100	97	97	99	95	98	91	88	86	84
Thu	114	122	140	126	108	103	94	95	99	98	101	97	101	96	99	95	85
Fri	94	103	114	105	100	98	97	98	98	108	108	106	104	99	92	91	89
Sat	81	84	84	85	88	101	98	101	101	102	97	94	94	92	86	82	80
Sun	81	80	81	81	82	91	97	111	100	89	92	87	89	92	99	96	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	123	132	147	129	108	104	97	95	97	102	97	91	95	92	92	90	85
Tue	116	124	143	129	111	103	95	93	95	97	100	93	96	92	89	87	86
Wed	119	125	144	138	108	101	95	100	97	97	99	95	98	91	88	86	84
Thu	114	122	140	126	108	103	94	95	99	98	101	97	101	96	99	95	85
Fri	94	103	114	105	100	98	97	98	98	108	108	106	104	99	92	91	89
Sat	81	84	84	85	88	101	98	101	101	102	97	94	94	92	86	82	80
Sun	81	80	81	81	82	91	97	111	100	89	92	87	89	92	99	96	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	123	132	147	129	108	104	97	95	97	102	97	91	95	92	92	90	85
Tue	116	124	143	129	111	103	95	93	95	97	100	93	96	92	89	87	86
Wed	119	125	144	138	108	101	95	100	97	97	99	95	98	91	88	86	84
Thu	114	122	140	126	108	103	94	95	99	98	101	97	101	96	99	95	85
Fri	94	103	114	105	100	98	97	98	98	108	108	106	104	99	92	91	89
Sat	81	84	84	85	88	101	98	101	101	102	97	94	94	92	86	82	80
Sun	81	80	81	81	82	91	97	111	100	89	92	87	89	92	99	96	86