Best Time to Drive from Lakewood to Hemet

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 112 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 103 at this time.

Only 34% 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 Lakewood 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	86	89	91	94	94	104	92	95	94	99	109	110	107	97	91	89	86
Tue	86	91	99	103	100	96	95	96	98	104	116	119	116	101	93	90	87
Wed	86	94	98	102	100	97	95	97	97	105	115	124	116	104	96	92	87
Thu	85	92	97	102	100	97	97	98	100	107	123	127	118	107	95	91	87
Fri	86	91	95	97	96	96	97	107	112	126	135	133	121	110	97	91	87
Sat	86	88	89	89	90	94	100	99	102	104	109	105	101	96	92	91	87
Sun	86	86	86	88	88	89	91	91	90	90	91	91	89	89	89	92	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Lakewood to Hemet (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (43 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakewood 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 Lakewood to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 85 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lakewood to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (35 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-91 East in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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

More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	89	91	94	94	104	92	95	94	99	109	110	107	97	91	89	86
Tue	86	91	99	103	100	96	95	96	98	104	116	119	116	101	93	90	87
Wed	86	94	98	102	100	97	95	97	97	105	115	124	116	104	96	92	87
Thu	85	92	97	102	100	97	97	98	100	107	123	127	118	107	95	91	87
Fri	86	91	95	97	96	96	97	107	112	126	135	133	121	110	97	91	87
Sat	86	88	89	89	90	94	100	99	102	104	109	105	101	96	92	91	87
Sun	86	86	86	88	88	89	91	91	90	90	91	91	89	89	89	92	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	89	91	94	94	104	92	95	94	99	109	110	107	97	91	89	86
Tue	86	91	99	103	100	96	95	96	98	104	116	119	116	101	93	90	87
Wed	86	94	98	102	100	97	95	97	97	105	115	124	116	104	96	92	87
Thu	85	92	97	102	100	97	97	98	100	107	123	127	118	107	95	91	87
Fri	86	91	95	97	96	96	97	107	112	126	135	133	121	110	97	91	87
Sat	86	88	89	89	90	94	100	99	102	104	109	105	101	96	92	91	87
Sun	86	86	86	88	88	89	91	91	90	90	91	91	89	89	89	92	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	89	91	94	94	104	92	95	94	99	109	110	107	97	91	89	86
Tue	86	91	99	103	100	96	95	96	98	104	116	119	116	101	93	90	87
Wed	86	94	98	102	100	97	95	97	97	105	115	124	116	104	96	92	87
Thu	85	92	97	102	100	97	97	98	100	107	123	127	118	107	95	91	87
Fri	86	91	95	97	96	96	97	107	112	126	135	133	121	110	97	91	87
Sat	86	88	89	89	90	94	100	99	102	104	109	105	101	96	92	91	87
Sun	86	86	86	88	88	89	91	91	90	90	91	91	89	89	89	92	87