Best Time to Drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Hemet

Right now (12:49 am PDT): about 68 minutes via I-15 North.

Only 36% 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 70-mile drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Hemet (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 117 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 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 51 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (24 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Penasquitos 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 Rancho Penasquitos to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 117 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Hemet?

The 70-mile drive usually takes 68 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Penasquitos to Hemet?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 117 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (36 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-56 East in San Diego (1.6 miles)

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