Best Time to Drive from La Mesa to Hemet

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 83 minutes via I-15 North.

Only 45% 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 La Mesa 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	83	84	96	98	94	90	90	90	89	93	110	117	107	91	85	84	83
Tue	83	84	102	102	96	90	88	89	89	95	113	124	116	95	86	83	83
Wed	82	84	101	103	98	90	89	89	90	96	115	129	116	97	86	84	83
Thu	83	84	102	103	95	89	89	89	90	97	121	133	117	98	88	84	83
Fri	83	84	99	93	88	88	89	90	97	115	137	131	112	96	91	86	85
Sat	83	83	83	84	84	86	86	86	90	90	88	87	85	85	85	85	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	85	87	87	86	85	86	85	85	85	86	85	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from La Mesa to Hemet (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (23 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mesa 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 La Mesa to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Mesa to Hemet?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 82 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mesa to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (49 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · I-8 West in San Diego (6 miles)

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

More drives

Hemet to La Mesa (return trip) · La Mesa to San Diego · La Mesa to Santa Monica · La Mesa to Chula Vista · La Mesa to Oceanside · La Mesa to Escondido · La Mesa to Carlsbad · La Mesa to Temecula · La Mesa to Murrieta · La Mesa to Vista · La Mesa to Mission Viejo · La Mesa to San Marcos

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	84	96	98	94	90	90	90	89	93	110	117	107	91	85	84	83
Tue	83	84	102	102	96	90	88	89	89	95	113	124	116	95	86	83	83
Wed	82	84	101	103	98	90	89	89	90	96	115	129	116	97	86	84	83
Thu	83	84	102	103	95	89	89	89	90	97	121	133	117	98	88	84	83
Fri	83	84	99	93	88	88	89	90	97	115	137	131	112	96	91	86	85
Sat	83	83	83	84	84	86	86	86	90	90	88	87	85	85	85	85	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	85	87	87	86	85	86	85	85	85	86	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	84	96	98	94	90	90	90	89	93	110	117	107	91	85	84	83
Tue	83	84	102	102	96	90	88	89	89	95	113	124	116	95	86	83	83
Wed	82	84	101	103	98	90	89	89	90	96	115	129	116	97	86	84	83
Thu	83	84	102	103	95	89	89	89	90	97	121	133	117	98	88	84	83
Fri	83	84	99	93	88	88	89	90	97	115	137	131	112	96	91	86	85
Sat	83	83	83	84	84	86	86	86	90	90	88	87	85	85	85	85	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	85	87	87	86	85	86	85	85	85	86	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	84	96	98	94	90	90	90	89	93	110	117	107	91	85	84	83
Tue	83	84	102	102	96	90	88	89	89	95	113	124	116	95	86	83	83
Wed	82	84	101	103	98	90	89	89	90	96	115	129	116	97	86	84	83
Thu	83	84	102	103	95	89	89	89	90	97	121	133	117	98	88	84	83
Fri	83	84	99	93	88	88	89	90	97	115	137	131	112	96	91	86	85
Sat	83	83	83	84	84	86	86	86	90	90	88	87	85	85	85	85	83
Sun	83	83	83	83	84	85	87	87	86	85	86	85	85	85	86	85	83