Best Time to Drive from Chula Vista to San Clemente

Right now (3:34 am PST): about 59 minutes via I-5 North and I-805 North.

Only 68% 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 San Clemente 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	58	60	73	83	72	65	63	63	62	62	66	73	71	62	61	61	60
Tue	58	60	77	101	79	66	63	63	63	63	71	80	78	67	61	61	60
Wed	58	60	79	98	77	66	64	64	63	64	73	83	81	68	62	61	60
Thu	59	60	75	90	78	66	64	64	63	65	74	83	85	69	62	61	60
Fri	58	60	66	71	65	64	64	65	67	71	78	79	70	63	62	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	64	67	68	67	66	64	63	62	61	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	61	64	69	70	71	68	66	65	63	62	62	62	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Chula Vista to San Clemente (via I-5 North and I-805 North) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (71 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chula Vista to San Clemente?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 58 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chula Vista to San Clemente?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (40 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (3 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	73	83	72	65	63	63	62	62	66	73	71	62	61	61	60
Tue	58	60	77	101	79	66	63	63	63	63	71	80	78	67	61	61	60
Wed	58	60	79	98	77	66	64	64	63	64	73	83	81	68	62	61	60
Thu	59	60	75	90	78	66	64	64	63	65	74	83	85	69	62	61	60
Fri	58	60	66	71	65	64	64	65	67	71	78	79	70	63	62	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	64	67	68	67	66	64	63	62	61	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	61	64	69	70	71	68	66	65	63	62	62	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	73	83	72	65	63	63	62	62	66	73	71	62	61	61	60
Tue	58	60	77	101	79	66	63	63	63	63	71	80	78	67	61	61	60
Wed	58	60	79	98	77	66	64	64	63	64	73	83	81	68	62	61	60
Thu	59	60	75	90	78	66	64	64	63	65	74	83	85	69	62	61	60
Fri	58	60	66	71	65	64	64	65	67	71	78	79	70	63	62	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	64	67	68	67	66	64	63	62	61	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	61	64	69	70	71	68	66	65	63	62	62	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	60	73	83	72	65	63	63	62	62	66	73	71	62	61	61	60
Tue	58	60	77	101	79	66	63	63	63	63	71	80	78	67	61	61	60
Wed	58	60	79	98	77	66	64	64	63	64	73	83	81	68	62	61	60
Thu	59	60	75	90	78	66	64	64	63	65	74	83	85	69	62	61	60
Fri	58	60	66	71	65	64	64	65	67	71	78	79	70	63	62	61	59
Sat	59	59	59	60	62	64	67	68	67	66	64	63	62	61	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	61	64	69	70	71	68	66	65	63	62	62	62	59