Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Hemet

Right now (5:36 am PST): about 91 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 26% 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 82-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Hemet (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 90 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (111 minutes).

About 46 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (50 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach to central Hemet 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 Huntington Beach to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 90 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Hemet?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 90 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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