Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Cathedral City

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 114 minutes via I-15 North and I-10 East, usually 108 at this time.

Only 27% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 105-mile drive from Escondido to Cathedral City (via I-15 North and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 107 minutes and up to 153 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (116 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (51 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido to central Cathedral City 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 Escondido to Cathedral City?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 107 minutes then, versus up to 153 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Escondido to Cathedral City?

The 105-mile drive usually takes 107 to 153 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to Cathedral City?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 153 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles)

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