Best Time to Drive from Encinitas to Moreno Valley

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 166 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 97 at this time.

Only 66% 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 Encinitas to Moreno Valley 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	81	98	100	93	89	88	90	93	97	94	98	101	101	87	82	80	79
Tue	80	100	106	97	92	89	88	91	92	99	109	111	104	89	82	81	78
Wed	80	103	100	93	89	89	88	91	94	99	108	109	106	90	83	80	78
Thu	82	99	100	95	91	94	94	94	96	103	109	116	113	96	86	80	78
Fri	80	89	90	89	88	90	93	98	105	116	121	127	118	97	85	81	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	85	85	90	94	97	98	91	90	87	83	82	82	79
Sun	78	78	79	80	81	86	95	97	95	89	86	86	84	84	83	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Encinitas to Moreno Valley (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (99 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (19 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encinitas to central Moreno Valley 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 Encinitas to Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Encinitas to Moreno Valley?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 78 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encinitas to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (30 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (13 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Moreno Valley to Encinitas (return trip) · Encinitas to San Diego · Encinitas to Anaheim · Encinitas to Riverside · Encinitas to Santa Ana · Encinitas to Chula Vista · Encinitas to Irvine · Encinitas to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	98	100	93	89	88	90	93	97	94	98	101	101	87	82	80	79
Tue	80	100	106	97	92	89	88	91	92	99	109	111	104	89	82	81	78
Wed	80	103	100	93	89	89	88	91	94	99	108	109	106	90	83	80	78
Thu	82	99	100	95	91	94	94	94	96	103	109	116	113	96	86	80	78
Fri	80	89	90	89	88	90	93	98	105	116	121	127	118	97	85	81	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	85	85	90	94	97	98	91	90	87	83	82	82	79
Sun	78	78	79	80	81	86	95	97	95	89	86	86	84	84	83	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	98	100	93	89	88	90	93	97	94	98	101	101	87	82	80	79
Tue	80	100	106	97	92	89	88	91	92	99	109	111	104	89	82	81	78
Wed	80	103	100	93	89	89	88	91	94	99	108	109	106	90	83	80	78
Thu	82	99	100	95	91	94	94	94	96	103	109	116	113	96	86	80	78
Fri	80	89	90	89	88	90	93	98	105	116	121	127	118	97	85	81	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	85	85	90	94	97	98	91	90	87	83	82	82	79
Sun	78	78	79	80	81	86	95	97	95	89	86	86	84	84	83	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	98	100	93	89	88	90	93	97	94	98	101	101	87	82	80	79
Tue	80	100	106	97	92	89	88	91	92	99	109	111	104	89	82	81	78
Wed	80	103	100	93	89	89	88	91	94	99	108	109	106	90	83	80	78
Thu	82	99	100	95	91	94	94	94	96	103	109	116	113	96	86	80	78
Fri	80	89	90	89	88	90	93	98	105	116	121	127	118	97	85	81	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	85	85	90	94	97	98	91	90	87	83	82	82	79
Sun	78	78	79	80	81	86	95	97	95	89	86	86	84	84	83	81	78