Best Time to Drive from Mira Mesa to Hemet

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-15 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 40% 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 74-mile drive from Mira Mesa to Hemet (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (26 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mira 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 Mira Mesa to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 74-mile drive usually takes 72 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mira Mesa to Hemet?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (39 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

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