Best Time to Drive from Chula Vista to Vista

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-5 North and I-805 North, usually 52 at this time.

Only 72% 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 Vista 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	45	46	57	66	55	49	49	49	49	49	54	59	57	48	47	48	47
Tue	45	47	62	85	64	51	49	49	49	50	60	67	64	52	47	47	47
Wed	45	46	64	83	61	53	50	50	50	53	63	72	70	53	48	48	47
Thu	45	46	62	83	65	52	50	50	49	52	63	73	71	55	48	47	46
Fri	45	46	51	58	51	49	49	51	54	62	71	72	58	49	48	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	48	47	50	59	59	57	53	53	52	50	48	47	47	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	51	64	63	58	54	54	51	48	48	48	48	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Chula Vista to Vista (via I-5 North and I-805 North) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 85 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 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Sundays (64 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 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 Vista 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 Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 50-mile drive usually takes 45 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chula Vista to Vista?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (22 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (21 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (4 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	45	46	57	66	55	49	49	49	49	49	54	59	57	48	47	48	47
Tue	45	47	62	85	64	51	49	49	49	50	60	67	64	52	47	47	47
Wed	45	46	64	83	61	53	50	50	50	53	63	72	70	53	48	48	47
Thu	45	46	62	83	65	52	50	50	49	52	63	73	71	55	48	47	46
Fri	45	46	51	58	51	49	49	51	54	62	71	72	58	49	48	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	48	47	50	59	59	57	53	53	52	50	48	47	47	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	51	64	63	58	54	54	51	48	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	57	66	55	49	49	49	49	49	54	59	57	48	47	48	47
Tue	45	47	62	85	64	51	49	49	49	50	60	67	64	52	47	47	47
Wed	45	46	64	83	61	53	50	50	50	53	63	72	70	53	48	48	47
Thu	45	46	62	83	65	52	50	50	49	52	63	73	71	55	48	47	46
Fri	45	46	51	58	51	49	49	51	54	62	71	72	58	49	48	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	48	47	50	59	59	57	53	53	52	50	48	47	47	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	51	64	63	58	54	54	51	48	48	48	48	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	57	66	55	49	49	49	49	49	54	59	57	48	47	48	47
Tue	45	47	62	85	64	51	49	49	49	50	60	67	64	52	47	47	47
Wed	45	46	64	83	61	53	50	50	50	53	63	72	70	53	48	48	47
Thu	45	46	62	83	65	52	50	50	49	52	63	73	71	55	48	47	46
Fri	45	46	51	58	51	49	49	51	54	62	71	72	58	49	48	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	48	47	50	59	59	57	53	53	52	50	48	47	47	47
Sun	46	46	46	47	47	51	64	63	58	54	54	51	48	48	48	48	46