Best Time to Drive from Chula Vista to Encinitas

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 38 minutes via I-805 North and I-5 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Chula Vista to Encinitas 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	33	34	44	55	42	36	36	35	36	35	39	42	41	35	34	35	35
Tue	32	34	51	76	52	38	36	36	35	36	43	49	47	38	34	34	34
Wed	32	34	53	74	50	39	36	36	36	38	46	53	53	39	34	34	34
Thu	33	34	51	75	51	38	36	36	35	37	47	57	54	40	35	34	34
Fri	33	34	38	45	37	36	35	36	38	42	49	49	38	34	34	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	35	34	35	35	35	40	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Chula Vista to Encinitas (via I-805 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (40 minutes).

About 28 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (9 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chula Vista to central Encinitas 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 Chula Vista to Encinitas?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chula Vista to Encinitas?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chula Vista to Encinitas?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-805 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	44	55	42	36	36	35	36	35	39	42	41	35	34	35	35
Tue	32	34	51	76	52	38	36	36	35	36	43	49	47	38	34	34	34
Wed	32	34	53	74	50	39	36	36	36	38	46	53	53	39	34	34	34
Thu	33	34	51	75	51	38	36	36	35	37	47	57	54	40	35	34	34
Fri	33	34	38	45	37	36	35	36	38	42	49	49	38	34	34	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	35	34	35	35	35	40	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	44	55	42	36	36	35	36	35	39	42	41	35	34	35	35
Tue	32	34	51	76	52	38	36	36	35	36	43	49	47	38	34	34	34
Wed	32	34	53	74	50	39	36	36	36	38	46	53	53	39	34	34	34
Thu	33	34	51	75	51	38	36	36	35	37	47	57	54	40	35	34	34
Fri	33	34	38	45	37	36	35	36	38	42	49	49	38	34	34	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	35	34	35	35	35	40	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	33	34	44	55	42	36	36	35	36	35	39	42	41	35	34	35	35
Tue	32	34	51	76	52	38	36	36	35	36	43	49	47	38	34	34	34
Wed	32	34	53	74	50	39	36	36	36	38	46	53	53	39	34	34	34
Thu	33	34	51	75	51	38	36	36	35	37	47	57	54	40	35	34	34
Fri	33	34	38	45	37	36	35	36	38	42	49	49	38	34	34	34	33
Sat	33	33	33	35	34	35	35	35	40	36	35	35	35	34	34	34	34
Sun	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	33