Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Hemet

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via SR-241 North and SR-91 East, usually 84 at this time.

Only 22% 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 Irvine to Hemet 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	79	81	80	82	83	83	83	83	84	88	95	97	96	86	84	82	79
Tue	79	83	81	81	82	83	87	84	84	88	97	103	108	94	85	83	79
Wed	79	82	81	81	84	83	84	84	84	90	97	99	99	89	85	83	80
Thu	79	81	81	81	83	84	84	85	87	94	103	110	104	94	86	83	80
Fri	79	82	81	82	83	83	83	92	97	104	114	112	102	93	87	83	80
Sat	79	80	80	80	80	84	89	89	91	91	92	90	87	84	83	82	79
Sun	79	80	79	80	80	81	83	83	82	82	82	82	80	80	80	82	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Irvine to Hemet (via SR-241 North and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (40 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine 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 Irvine to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 79 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	80	82	83	83	83	83	84	88	95	97	96	86	84	82	79
Tue	79	83	81	81	82	83	87	84	84	88	97	103	108	94	85	83	79
Wed	79	82	81	81	84	83	84	84	84	90	97	99	99	89	85	83	80
Thu	79	81	81	81	83	84	84	85	87	94	103	110	104	94	86	83	80
Fri	79	82	81	82	83	83	83	92	97	104	114	112	102	93	87	83	80
Sat	79	80	80	80	80	84	89	89	91	91	92	90	87	84	83	82	79
Sun	79	80	79	80	80	81	83	83	82	82	82	82	80	80	80	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	80	82	83	83	83	83	84	88	95	97	96	86	84	82	79
Tue	79	83	81	81	82	83	87	84	84	88	97	103	108	94	85	83	79
Wed	79	82	81	81	84	83	84	84	84	90	97	99	99	89	85	83	80
Thu	79	81	81	81	83	84	84	85	87	94	103	110	104	94	86	83	80
Fri	79	82	81	82	83	83	83	92	97	104	114	112	102	93	87	83	80
Sat	79	80	80	80	80	84	89	89	91	91	92	90	87	84	83	82	79
Sun	79	80	79	80	80	81	83	83	82	82	82	82	80	80	80	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	81	80	82	83	83	83	83	84	88	95	97	96	86	84	82	79
Tue	79	83	81	81	82	83	87	84	84	88	97	103	108	94	85	83	79
Wed	79	82	81	81	84	83	84	84	84	90	97	99	99	89	85	83	80
Thu	79	81	81	81	83	84	84	85	87	94	103	110	104	94	86	83	80
Fri	79	82	81	82	83	83	83	92	97	104	114	112	102	93	87	83	80
Sat	79	80	80	80	80	84	89	89	91	91	92	90	87	84	83	82	79
Sun	79	80	79	80	80	81	83	83	82	82	82	82	80	80	80	82	79