Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Coachella to Vista

Right now (4:50 pm PST): about 128 minutes via I-10 West, usually 123 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Vista by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon138132128127125125125125126125125125125124126127123
Tue139135133128125125124126125125125124123122125125122
Wed138137130129126125125125125125124124124123124124121
Thu138133131128127125125125124124125125124124124124121
Fri127126129128126125125125125123125123122122122121122
Sat121121121123124127128128127124123122121121121121121
Sun121121121122123124126126124123123122123122122121120

About this drive

On weekdays the 119-mile drive from Coachella to Vista (via I-10 West) usually takes as little as 121 minutes and up to 140 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 125 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (128 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (47 to 51 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Coachella 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 Coachella to Vista?

On weekdays, leave after 6 am. The drive usually takes about 121 minutes then, versus up to 140 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 119-mile drive usually takes 121 to 140 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 125 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Coachella to Vista?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 140 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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