Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Highland

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 76 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 Escondido to Highland 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	78	93	102	99	88	88	89	92	98	100	100	101	98	87	79	79	77
Tue	77	96	109	105	91	87	87	91	93	101	108	112	100	87	79	78	76
Wed	78	97	107	98	88	87	87	88	95	101	106	113	101	88	80	78	76
Thu	77	96	107	102	92	87	89	90	97	104	115	122	109	94	84	78	75
Fri	76	88	95	93	88	91	95	98	104	119	128	129	118	101	88	81	78
Sat	75	76	76	78	81	84	87	87	90	93	89	85	85	81	79	77	75
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	82	85	88	85	82	81	80	82	79	80	78	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Escondido to Highland (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido to central Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 75 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to Highland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	93	102	99	88	88	89	92	98	100	100	101	98	87	79	79	77
Tue	77	96	109	105	91	87	87	91	93	101	108	112	100	87	79	78	76
Wed	78	97	107	98	88	87	87	88	95	101	106	113	101	88	80	78	76
Thu	77	96	107	102	92	87	89	90	97	104	115	122	109	94	84	78	75
Fri	76	88	95	93	88	91	95	98	104	119	128	129	118	101	88	81	78
Sat	75	76	76	78	81	84	87	87	90	93	89	85	85	81	79	77	75
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	82	85	88	85	82	81	80	82	79	80	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	93	102	99	88	88	89	92	98	100	100	101	98	87	79	79	77
Tue	77	96	109	105	91	87	87	91	93	101	108	112	100	87	79	78	76
Wed	78	97	107	98	88	87	87	88	95	101	106	113	101	88	80	78	76
Thu	77	96	107	102	92	87	89	90	97	104	115	122	109	94	84	78	75
Fri	76	88	95	93	88	91	95	98	104	119	128	129	118	101	88	81	78
Sat	75	76	76	78	81	84	87	87	90	93	89	85	85	81	79	77	75
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	82	85	88	85	82	81	80	82	79	80	78	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	93	102	99	88	88	89	92	98	100	100	101	98	87	79	79	77
Tue	77	96	109	105	91	87	87	91	93	101	108	112	100	87	79	78	76
Wed	78	97	107	98	88	87	87	88	95	101	106	113	101	88	80	78	76
Thu	77	96	107	102	92	87	89	90	97	104	115	122	109	94	84	78	75
Fri	76	88	95	93	88	91	95	98	104	119	128	129	118	101	88	81	78
Sat	75	76	76	78	81	84	87	87	90	93	89	85	85	81	79	77	75
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	82	85	88	85	82	81	80	82	79	80	78	75