Best Time to Drive from Chula Vista to Universal City

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 171 minutes via I-5 North, usually 137 at this time.

Only 58% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 138-mile drive from Chula Vista to Universal City (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 122 minutes and up to 184 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 146 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (159 minutes).

About 135 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 7 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 Universal City 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 Universal City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 122 minutes then, versus up to 184 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chula Vista to Universal City?

The 138-mile drive usually takes 122 to 184 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 146 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chula Vista to Universal City?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 184 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (53 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (40 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

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