Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Coachella to Escondido

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 121 minutes via I-10 West and I-15 South, usually 119 at this time.

Only 21% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Coachella to Escondido by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon138139130122123120120121121122122121120120120121119
Tue140148140125121120120121121122123121119118119120117
Wed139145134123121120121121121123122121119119120120117
Thu139142134124122121121121121124123122120120120120117
Fri124128127123122121122124127126123121120120118118118
Sat117117117118119123124125123120119117117117117117118
Sun117117118118118119121121119119119118118118118117117

About this drive

On weekdays the 122-mile drive from Coachella to Escondido (via I-10 West and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 117 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 122 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (127 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 40 miles surface streets (36 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Coachella to central Escondido 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 Coachella to Escondido?

On weekdays, leave after 7:30 am. The drive usually takes about 117 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Coachella to Escondido?

The 122-mile drive usually takes 117 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 122 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Coachella to Escondido?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (17 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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Escondido to Coachella (return trip) · Coachella to Moreno Valley

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