Best Time to Drive from Santa Ana to Hemet

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 85 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 83 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Santa Ana 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	77	81	83	86	87	84	83	83	83	86	97	103	102	92	84	81	78
Tue	78	83	84	86	86	84	86	84	84	88	101	109	112	98	86	83	79
Wed	77	83	84	86	87	85	84	85	84	88	100	112	114	98	89	83	80
Thu	78	83	84	86	87	86	85	86	87	92	107	115	110	98	88	82	79
Fri	77	82	84	86	85	84	84	91	96	107	123	119	111	100	89	84	79
Sat	78	79	80	80	81	83	88	89	89	91	93	91	88	86	84	83	78
Sun	78	78	79	78	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	80	81	81	82	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Santa Ana to Hemet (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 123 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 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (43 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Ana to Hemet?

The 70-mile drive usually takes 77 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Ana to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (7 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (5 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	81	83	86	87	84	83	83	83	86	97	103	102	92	84	81	78
Tue	78	83	84	86	86	84	86	84	84	88	101	109	112	98	86	83	79
Wed	77	83	84	86	87	85	84	85	84	88	100	112	114	98	89	83	80
Thu	78	83	84	86	87	86	85	86	87	92	107	115	110	98	88	82	79
Fri	77	82	84	86	85	84	84	91	96	107	123	119	111	100	89	84	79
Sat	78	79	80	80	81	83	88	89	89	91	93	91	88	86	84	83	78
Sun	78	78	79	78	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	80	81	81	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	81	83	86	87	84	83	83	83	86	97	103	102	92	84	81	78
Tue	78	83	84	86	86	84	86	84	84	88	101	109	112	98	86	83	79
Wed	77	83	84	86	87	85	84	85	84	88	100	112	114	98	89	83	80
Thu	78	83	84	86	87	86	85	86	87	92	107	115	110	98	88	82	79
Fri	77	82	84	86	85	84	84	91	96	107	123	119	111	100	89	84	79
Sat	78	79	80	80	81	83	88	89	89	91	93	91	88	86	84	83	78
Sun	78	78	79	78	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	80	81	81	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	81	83	86	87	84	83	83	83	86	97	103	102	92	84	81	78
Tue	78	83	84	86	86	84	86	84	84	88	101	109	112	98	86	83	79
Wed	77	83	84	86	87	85	84	85	84	88	100	112	114	98	89	83	80
Thu	78	83	84	86	87	86	85	86	87	92	107	115	110	98	88	82	79
Fri	77	82	84	86	85	84	84	91	96	107	123	119	111	100	89	84	79
Sat	78	79	80	80	81	83	88	89	89	91	93	91	88	86	84	83	78
Sun	78	78	79	78	79	80	81	81	81	81	81	82	80	81	81	82	78