Best Time to Drive from Chula Vista to San Juan Capistrano

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 69 minutes via I-5 North and I-805 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Juan Capistrano 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	65	66	80	91	79	72	71	71	70	70	73	80	78	69	68	68	67
Tue	65	67	84	109	87	73	71	71	70	70	79	87	85	73	68	68	67
Wed	65	67	86	106	86	74	71	72	71	72	81	90	89	75	69	68	67
Thu	65	67	83	99	85	74	72	72	71	72	83	90	92	77	69	68	67
Fri	65	67	73	79	73	72	71	73	77	82	88	88	78	71	69	68	66
Sat	66	66	66	67	69	73	78	79	77	75	74	73	70	69	69	68	66
Sun	66	66	66	67	68	71	79	82	82	80	76	75	72	69	70	69	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Chula Vista to San Juan Capistrano (via I-5 North and I-805 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 109 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (82 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Juan Capistrano 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 Juan Capistrano?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 65 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chula Vista to San Juan Capistrano?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 109 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 (10 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	65	66	80	91	79	72	71	71	70	70	73	80	78	69	68	68	67
Tue	65	67	84	109	87	73	71	71	70	70	79	87	85	73	68	68	67
Wed	65	67	86	106	86	74	71	72	71	72	81	90	89	75	69	68	67
Thu	65	67	83	99	85	74	72	72	71	72	83	90	92	77	69	68	67
Fri	65	67	73	79	73	72	71	73	77	82	88	88	78	71	69	68	66
Sat	66	66	66	67	69	73	78	79	77	75	74	73	70	69	69	68	66
Sun	66	66	66	67	68	71	79	82	82	80	76	75	72	69	70	69	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	66	80	91	79	72	71	71	70	70	73	80	78	69	68	68	67
Tue	65	67	84	109	87	73	71	71	70	70	79	87	85	73	68	68	67
Wed	65	67	86	106	86	74	71	72	71	72	81	90	89	75	69	68	67
Thu	65	67	83	99	85	74	72	72	71	72	83	90	92	77	69	68	67
Fri	65	67	73	79	73	72	71	73	77	82	88	88	78	71	69	68	66
Sat	66	66	66	67	69	73	78	79	77	75	74	73	70	69	69	68	66
Sun	66	66	66	67	68	71	79	82	82	80	76	75	72	69	70	69	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	66	80	91	79	72	71	71	70	70	73	80	78	69	68	68	67
Tue	65	67	84	109	87	73	71	71	70	70	79	87	85	73	68	68	67
Wed	65	67	86	106	86	74	71	72	71	72	81	90	89	75	69	68	67
Thu	65	67	83	99	85	74	72	72	71	72	83	90	92	77	69	68	67
Fri	65	67	73	79	73	72	71	73	77	82	88	88	78	71	69	68	66
Sat	66	66	66	67	69	73	78	79	77	75	74	73	70	69	69	68	66
Sun	66	66	66	67	68	71	79	82	82	80	76	75	72	69	70	69	66