Best Time to Drive from Santee to Hemet

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-15 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Santee 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	83	85	96	95	90	90	89	89	89	93	108	116	106	91	86	84	83
Tue	83	86	102	96	93	90	88	89	89	95	114	122	114	94	86	84	83
Wed	83	85	100	98	93	90	89	89	90	96	115	129	115	97	86	85	84
Thu	83	85	101	99	91	89	89	89	90	98	122	132	116	98	88	84	83
Fri	83	85	100	93	88	88	89	91	98	115	136	129	110	95	91	87	85
Sat	83	83	84	85	85	86	87	87	89	90	88	88	85	85	86	85	84
Sun	83	83	83	84	84	85	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	86	86	85	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Santee to Hemet (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 68 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (24 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santee 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 Santee to Hemet?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 83 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santee to Hemet?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (43 miles) · SR-52 West in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Hemet to Santee (return trip) · Santee to San Diego · Santee to Chula Vista · Santee to Oceanside · Santee to Escondido · Santee to Carlsbad · Santee to Temecula · Santee to Murrieta · Santee to Vista · Santee to Mission Viejo · Santee to San Marcos · Santee to Menifee

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	85	96	95	90	90	89	89	89	93	108	116	106	91	86	84	83
Tue	83	86	102	96	93	90	88	89	89	95	114	122	114	94	86	84	83
Wed	83	85	100	98	93	90	89	89	90	96	115	129	115	97	86	85	84
Thu	83	85	101	99	91	89	89	89	90	98	122	132	116	98	88	84	83
Fri	83	85	100	93	88	88	89	91	98	115	136	129	110	95	91	87	85
Sat	83	83	84	85	85	86	87	87	89	90	88	88	85	85	86	85	84
Sun	83	83	83	84	84	85	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	86	86	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	85	96	95	90	90	89	89	89	93	108	116	106	91	86	84	83
Tue	83	86	102	96	93	90	88	89	89	95	114	122	114	94	86	84	83
Wed	83	85	100	98	93	90	89	89	90	96	115	129	115	97	86	85	84
Thu	83	85	101	99	91	89	89	89	90	98	122	132	116	98	88	84	83
Fri	83	85	100	93	88	88	89	91	98	115	136	129	110	95	91	87	85
Sat	83	83	84	85	85	86	87	87	89	90	88	88	85	85	86	85	84
Sun	83	83	83	84	84	85	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	86	86	85	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	85	96	95	90	90	89	89	89	93	108	116	106	91	86	84	83
Tue	83	86	102	96	93	90	88	89	89	95	114	122	114	94	86	84	83
Wed	83	85	100	98	93	90	89	89	90	96	115	129	115	97	86	85	84
Thu	83	85	101	99	91	89	89	89	90	98	122	132	116	98	88	84	83
Fri	83	85	100	93	88	88	89	91	98	115	136	129	110	95	91	87	85
Sat	83	83	84	85	85	86	87	87	89	90	88	88	85	85	86	85	84
Sun	83	83	83	84	84	85	87	87	86	86	86	86	85	86	86	85	83