Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Escondido

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-5 South and SR-78 East, usually 56 at this time.

Only 46% 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 Aliso Viejo to Escondido 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	54	58	63	58	56	56	56	56	59	56	59	57	55	55	54	54	54
Tue	54	59	68	65	57	60	57	57	57	57	59	62	56	57	55	56	54
Wed	54	59	68	62	57	58	58	58	57	58	61	63	59	55	55	56	54
Thu	54	59	69	63	56	59	61	58	58	64	69	68	60	56	57	57	54
Fri	54	58	62	57	56	65	71	75	83	95	90	88	82	72	68	56	55
Sat	54	54	55	55	66	75	79	79	76	68	67	84	64	58	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	74	61	73	75	59	71	58	56	56	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Escondido (via I-5 South and SR-78 East) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (7 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central Escondido 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 Aliso Viejo to Escondido?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Escondido?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 54 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Escondido?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (17 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (10 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Escondido to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	63	58	56	56	56	56	59	56	59	57	55	55	54	54	54
Tue	54	59	68	65	57	60	57	57	57	57	59	62	56	57	55	56	54
Wed	54	59	68	62	57	58	58	58	57	58	61	63	59	55	55	56	54
Thu	54	59	69	63	56	59	61	58	58	64	69	68	60	56	57	57	54
Fri	54	58	62	57	56	65	71	75	83	95	90	88	82	72	68	56	55
Sat	54	54	55	55	66	75	79	79	76	68	67	84	64	58	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	74	61	73	75	59	71	58	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	63	58	56	56	56	56	59	56	59	57	55	55	54	54	54
Tue	54	59	68	65	57	60	57	57	57	57	59	62	56	57	55	56	54
Wed	54	59	68	62	57	58	58	58	57	58	61	63	59	55	55	56	54
Thu	54	59	69	63	56	59	61	58	58	64	69	68	60	56	57	57	54
Fri	54	58	62	57	56	65	71	75	83	95	90	88	82	72	68	56	55
Sat	54	54	55	55	66	75	79	79	76	68	67	84	64	58	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	74	61	73	75	59	71	58	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	63	58	56	56	56	56	59	56	59	57	55	55	54	54	54
Tue	54	59	68	65	57	60	57	57	57	57	59	62	56	57	55	56	54
Wed	54	59	68	62	57	58	58	58	57	58	61	63	59	55	55	56	54
Thu	54	59	69	63	56	59	61	58	58	64	69	68	60	56	57	57	54
Fri	54	58	62	57	56	65	71	75	83	95	90	88	82	72	68	56	55
Sat	54	54	55	55	66	75	79	79	76	68	67	84	64	58	55	55	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	57	74	61	73	75	59	71	58	56	56	57	54