Best Time to Drive from Brea to Vista

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-5 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Brea 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	64	69	78	81	78	70	69	69	69	69	70	71	73	70	66	65	64
Tue	64	71	83	85	81	75	71	72	71	71	73	74	77	74	67	66	65
Wed	64	70	82	86	81	76	73	72	71	72	77	74	77	74	67	66	65
Thu	64	71	79	81	79	76	73	72	73	74	78	77	76	73	67	66	64
Fri	64	69	77	79	78	76	81	89	90	95	97	95	88	77	72	67	65
Sat	65	65	66	71	82	93	91	90	95	83	82	84	75	71	68	66	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	76	74	73	73	74	72	69	68	68	68	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Brea to Vista (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brea 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 Brea to Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brea to Vista?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 64 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Vista?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (41 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (17 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (9 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 Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego · Brea to Long Beach · Brea to Anaheim · Brea to Riverside · Brea to Santa Ana · Brea to Irvine · Brea to San Bernardino · Brea to Fontana · Brea to Moreno Valley · Brea to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	69	78	81	78	70	69	69	69	69	70	71	73	70	66	65	64
Tue	64	71	83	85	81	75	71	72	71	71	73	74	77	74	67	66	65
Wed	64	70	82	86	81	76	73	72	71	72	77	74	77	74	67	66	65
Thu	64	71	79	81	79	76	73	72	73	74	78	77	76	73	67	66	64
Fri	64	69	77	79	78	76	81	89	90	95	97	95	88	77	72	67	65
Sat	65	65	66	71	82	93	91	90	95	83	82	84	75	71	68	66	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	76	74	73	73	74	72	69	68	68	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	69	78	81	78	70	69	69	69	69	70	71	73	70	66	65	64
Tue	64	71	83	85	81	75	71	72	71	71	73	74	77	74	67	66	65
Wed	64	70	82	86	81	76	73	72	71	72	77	74	77	74	67	66	65
Thu	64	71	79	81	79	76	73	72	73	74	78	77	76	73	67	66	64
Fri	64	69	77	79	78	76	81	89	90	95	97	95	88	77	72	67	65
Sat	65	65	66	71	82	93	91	90	95	83	82	84	75	71	68	66	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	76	74	73	73	74	72	69	68	68	68	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	69	78	81	78	70	69	69	69	69	70	71	73	70	66	65	64
Tue	64	71	83	85	81	75	71	72	71	71	73	74	77	74	67	66	65
Wed	64	70	82	86	81	76	73	72	71	72	77	74	77	74	67	66	65
Thu	64	71	79	81	79	76	73	72	73	74	78	77	76	73	67	66	64
Fri	64	69	77	79	78	76	81	89	90	95	97	95	88	77	72	67	65
Sat	65	65	66	71	82	93	91	90	95	83	82	84	75	71	68	66	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	76	74	73	73	74	72	69	68	68	68	64