Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Hemet

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-15 North and I-215 North and SR-76 East, usually 72 at this time.

Only 30% 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 Oceanside 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	67	69	72	85	70	71	72	72	73	72	78	81	83	74	68	68	67
Tue	67	69	74	99	70	71	71	71	71	74	83	87	85	75	69	68	67
Wed	67	69	72	88	71	71	72	72	71	74	83	90	87	75	69	68	67
Thu	67	68	74	88	70	71	74	72	72	74	87	99	95	81	72	69	67
Fri	67	68	73	83	71	72	80	92	96	105	115	113	106	96	77	69	67
Sat	67	67	67	67	72	90	89	91	93	96	93	93	90	84	76	70	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	68	70	78	81	78	75	75	74	72	70	70	70	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Oceanside to Hemet (via I-15 North and I-215 North and SR-76 East) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 33 miles surface streets (43 to 75 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside 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 Oceanside to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 67 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-76 East 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 Oceanside (return trip) · Oceanside to San Diego · Oceanside to Escondido · Oceanside to Chula Vista · Oceanside to La Jolla · Oceanside to El Cajon · Oceanside to SAN · Oceanside to Long Beach · Oceanside to Glendora · Oceanside to Anaheim · Oceanside to Riverside · Oceanside to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	69	72	85	70	71	72	72	73	72	78	81	83	74	68	68	67
Tue	67	69	74	99	70	71	71	71	71	74	83	87	85	75	69	68	67
Wed	67	69	72	88	71	71	72	72	71	74	83	90	87	75	69	68	67
Thu	67	68	74	88	70	71	74	72	72	74	87	99	95	81	72	69	67
Fri	67	68	73	83	71	72	80	92	96	105	115	113	106	96	77	69	67
Sat	67	67	67	67	72	90	89	91	93	96	93	93	90	84	76	70	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	68	70	78	81	78	75	75	74	72	70	70	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	69	72	85	70	71	72	72	73	72	78	81	83	74	68	68	67
Tue	67	69	74	99	70	71	71	71	71	74	83	87	85	75	69	68	67
Wed	67	69	72	88	71	71	72	72	71	74	83	90	87	75	69	68	67
Thu	67	68	74	88	70	71	74	72	72	74	87	99	95	81	72	69	67
Fri	67	68	73	83	71	72	80	92	96	105	115	113	106	96	77	69	67
Sat	67	67	67	67	72	90	89	91	93	96	93	93	90	84	76	70	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	68	70	78	81	78	75	75	74	72	70	70	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	69	72	85	70	71	72	72	73	72	78	81	83	74	68	68	67
Tue	67	69	74	99	70	71	71	71	71	74	83	87	85	75	69	68	67
Wed	67	69	72	88	71	71	72	72	71	74	83	90	87	75	69	68	67
Thu	67	68	74	88	70	71	74	72	72	74	87	99	95	81	72	69	67
Fri	67	68	73	83	71	72	80	92	96	105	115	113	106	96	77	69	67
Sat	67	67	67	67	72	90	89	91	93	96	93	93	90	84	76	70	67
Sun	67	67	67	68	68	70	78	81	78	75	75	74	72	70	70	70	67