Best Time to Drive from Cathedral City to Escondido

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 111 minutes via I-15 South and I-10 West, usually 109 at this time.

Only 21% 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 Cathedral City 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	128	136	125	113	113	111	117	115	116	118	117	116	114	112	115	117	113
Tue	128	145	136	118	112	111	111	112	113	115	116	113	111	111	113	115	110
Wed	128	143	129	114	111	111	111	112	112	114	115	112	111	110	112	113	110
Thu	127	140	129	115	113	112	112	113	114	118	117	114	110	111	112	113	110
Fri	115	119	119	114	114	114	114	116	124	121	117	112	111	112	111	110	109
Sat	107	107	108	109	110	110	112	114	113	112	111	109	108	108	108	108	108
Sun	107	107	108	108	108	109	112	111	111	110	110	110	108	109	108	108	108

About this drive

On weekdays the 105-mile drive from Cathedral City to Escondido (via I-15 South and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 109 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (47 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City to Escondido?

On weekdays, leave after 8 am. The drive usually takes about 109 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cathedral City to Escondido?

The 105-mile drive usually takes 109 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cathedral City to Escondido?

Leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (17 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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More drives

Escondido to Cathedral City (return trip) · Cathedral City to Burbank · Cathedral City to Riverside · Cathedral City to San Bernardino · Cathedral City to Fontana · Cathedral City to Moreno Valley · Cathedral City to Oceanside · Cathedral City to Rancho Cucamonga · Cathedral City to Corona · Cathedral City to Carlsbad · Cathedral City to Temecula · Cathedral City to Murrieta

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	128	136	125	113	113	111	117	115	116	118	117	116	114	112	115	117	113
Tue	128	145	136	118	112	111	111	112	113	115	116	113	111	111	113	115	110
Wed	128	143	129	114	111	111	111	112	112	114	115	112	111	110	112	113	110
Thu	127	140	129	115	113	112	112	113	114	118	117	114	110	111	112	113	110
Fri	115	119	119	114	114	114	114	116	124	121	117	112	111	112	111	110	109
Sat	107	107	108	109	110	110	112	114	113	112	111	109	108	108	108	108	108
Sun	107	107	108	108	108	109	112	111	111	110	110	110	108	109	108	108	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	128	136	125	113	113	111	117	115	116	118	117	116	114	112	115	117	113
Tue	128	145	136	118	112	111	111	112	113	115	116	113	111	111	113	115	110
Wed	128	143	129	114	111	111	111	112	112	114	115	112	111	110	112	113	110
Thu	127	140	129	115	113	112	112	113	114	118	117	114	110	111	112	113	110
Fri	115	119	119	114	114	114	114	116	124	121	117	112	111	112	111	110	109
Sat	107	107	108	109	110	110	112	114	113	112	111	109	108	108	108	108	108
Sun	107	107	108	108	108	109	112	111	111	110	110	110	108	109	108	108	108

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	128	136	125	113	113	111	117	115	116	118	117	116	114	112	115	117	113
Tue	128	145	136	118	112	111	111	112	113	115	116	113	111	111	113	115	110
Wed	128	143	129	114	111	111	111	112	112	114	115	112	111	110	112	113	110
Thu	127	140	129	115	113	112	112	113	114	118	117	114	110	111	112	113	110
Fri	115	119	119	114	114	114	114	116	124	121	117	112	111	112	111	110	109
Sat	107	107	108	109	110	110	112	114	113	112	111	109	108	108	108	108	108
Sun	107	107	108	108	108	109	112	111	111	110	110	110	108	109	108	108	108