Best Time to Drive from Chula Vista to Poway

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-805 North and I-15 North, usually 34 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 Poway 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	43	53	42	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	38	34	34	34	34
Tue	33	34	49	72	49	37	36	35	35	35	38	43	42	35	34	34	34
Wed	33	34	51	70	46	37	35	35	35	36	40	47	45	37	34	34	34
Thu	33	34	49	72	48	37	35	36	35	36	38	43	41	35	34	34	34
Fri	33	34	39	42	37	35	35	36	36	38	39	39	36	34	34	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	35	40	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 32-mile drive from Chula Vista to Poway (via I-805 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 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 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (12 to 21 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 Poway 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 Poway?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 32-mile drive usually takes 33 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chula Vista to Poway?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-805 North in San Diego (14 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-163 North in San Diego (4 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	43	53	42	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	38	34	34	34	34
Tue	33	34	49	72	49	37	36	35	35	35	38	43	42	35	34	34	34
Wed	33	34	51	70	46	37	35	35	35	36	40	47	45	37	34	34	34
Thu	33	34	49	72	48	37	35	36	35	36	38	43	41	35	34	34	34
Fri	33	34	39	42	37	35	35	36	36	38	39	39	36	34	34	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	35	40	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	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	43	53	42	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	38	34	34	34	34
Tue	33	34	49	72	49	37	36	35	35	35	38	43	42	35	34	34	34
Wed	33	34	51	70	46	37	35	35	35	36	40	47	45	37	34	34	34
Thu	33	34	49	72	48	37	35	36	35	36	38	43	41	35	34	34	34
Fri	33	34	39	42	37	35	35	36	36	38	39	39	36	34	34	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	35	40	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	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	43	53	42	36	36	35	35	35	37	39	38	34	34	34	34
Tue	33	34	49	72	49	37	36	35	35	35	38	43	42	35	34	34	34
Wed	33	34	51	70	46	37	35	35	35	36	40	47	45	37	34	34	34
Thu	33	34	49	72	48	37	35	36	35	36	38	43	41	35	34	34	34
Fri	33	34	39	42	37	35	35	36	36	38	39	39	36	34	34	34	33
Sat	33	33	34	35	34	34	34	35	40	34	35	35	34	34	34	34	34
Sun	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33