Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Coachella to Escondido

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 122 minutes via I-10 West and I-15 South, usually 118 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
Mon139141131122122121121122123123124123121121121122120
Tue141149140125121121120122122123123121119119120121118
Wed141148135123121121121122122123123121120120120120117
Thu140143135123121121121121122124123122120120120120117
Fri125128126123122122123124128126124121120120119118118
Sat117117117119119121122123122120119118117118117117118
Sun117117117118118119121121120119119119119119118118117

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 149 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (123 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 149 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 122-mile drive usually takes 117 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Coachella to Escondido?

Leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 149 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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More drives

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