Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Vista

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via I-5 South, usually 43 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Vista 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	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	41
Tue	41	43	45	43	43	45	44	44	44	44	44	46	43	43	42	43	42
Wed	41	43	45	42	43	44	45	44	44	45	45	47	45	43	43	43	42
Thu	41	43	44	43	42	45	46	45	44	46	49	49	45	43	44	43	41
Fri	42	43	43	43	43	50	56	60	65	66	68	69	63	55	50	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	53	63	69	67	64	59	58	67	52	47	43	42	42
Sun	42	41	42	42	42	45	58	51	53	58	48	53	45	44	44	45	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Vista (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 48 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 8 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 Vista 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 Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 47-mile drive usually takes 41 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 48 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Vista?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (4 miles)

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

More drives

Vista 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	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	41
Tue	41	43	45	43	43	45	44	44	44	44	44	46	43	43	42	43	42
Wed	41	43	45	42	43	44	45	44	44	45	45	47	45	43	43	43	42
Thu	41	43	44	43	42	45	46	45	44	46	49	49	45	43	44	43	41
Fri	42	43	43	43	43	50	56	60	65	66	68	69	63	55	50	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	53	63	69	67	64	59	58	67	52	47	43	42	42
Sun	42	41	42	42	42	45	58	51	53	58	48	53	45	44	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	41
Tue	41	43	45	43	43	45	44	44	44	44	44	46	43	43	42	43	42
Wed	41	43	45	42	43	44	45	44	44	45	45	47	45	43	43	43	42
Thu	41	43	44	43	42	45	46	45	44	46	49	49	45	43	44	43	41
Fri	42	43	43	43	43	50	56	60	65	66	68	69	63	55	50	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	53	63	69	67	64	59	58	67	52	47	43	42	42
Sun	42	41	42	42	42	45	58	51	53	58	48	53	45	44	44	45	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	41
Tue	41	43	45	43	43	45	44	44	44	44	44	46	43	43	42	43	42
Wed	41	43	45	42	43	44	45	44	44	45	45	47	45	43	43	43	42
Thu	41	43	44	43	42	45	46	45	44	46	49	49	45	43	44	43	41
Fri	42	43	43	43	43	50	56	60	65	66	68	69	63	55	50	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	42	53	63	69	67	64	59	58	67	52	47	43	42	42
Sun	42	41	42	42	42	45	58	51	53	58	48	53	45	44	44	45	42