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Best Time to Drive from El Cajon to Chula Vista

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from El Cajon to Chula Vista by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1617212818181717171717171717161717
Tue1617284223171717171817181717161616
Wed1617284121171717171717171717171616
Thu1617314021171717171717171717171616
Fri1617192217171717171717171717171616
Sat1616161617171717171717171616161617
Sun1616161717171717171717171717171716

About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from El Cajon to Chula Vista (via SR-125 South and SR-54 West) usually takes as little as 16 minutes and up to 46 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 9:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 17 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (17 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Cajon (South Magnolia Avenue) to central Chula Vista (F Street) 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 El Cajon to Chula Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 9:30 am. The drive usually takes about 16 minutes then, versus up to 46 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 16-mile drive usually takes 16 to 46 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 17 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Cajon to Chula Vista?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 46 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-125 South in San Diego (7 miles) · I-8 West in San Diego (2 miles)

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