Best Time to Drive from Escondido to North Tustin

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 65 minutes via I-5 North and SR-78 West.

Only 45% 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 North Tustin 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	65	68	78	103	79	71	70	71	70	70	70	71	71	69	67	67	66
Tue	66	68	92	117	84	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	70	68	67	66
Wed	65	69	93	105	86	72	72	71	70	71	71	72	72	70	69	67	66
Thu	65	68	89	118	88	72	71	71	71	70	72	73	74	71	69	67	66
Fri	65	68	78	97	75	72	71	73	73	76	76	75	76	72	70	69	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	69	71	76	78	75	74	73	73	72	69	68	68	65
Sun	66	66	65	66	67	69	74	77	78	78	76	74	73	70	69	68	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Escondido to North Tustin (via I-5 North and SR-78 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (78 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 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 North Tustin 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 North Tustin?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Escondido to North Tustin?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 65 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to North Tustin?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (30 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (17 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	78	103	79	71	70	71	70	70	70	71	71	69	67	67	66
Tue	66	68	92	117	84	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	70	68	67	66
Wed	65	69	93	105	86	72	72	71	70	71	71	72	72	70	69	67	66
Thu	65	68	89	118	88	72	71	71	71	70	72	73	74	71	69	67	66
Fri	65	68	78	97	75	72	71	73	73	76	76	75	76	72	70	69	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	69	71	76	78	75	74	73	73	72	69	68	68	65
Sun	66	66	65	66	67	69	74	77	78	78	76	74	73	70	69	68	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	78	103	79	71	70	71	70	70	70	71	71	69	67	67	66
Tue	66	68	92	117	84	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	70	68	67	66
Wed	65	69	93	105	86	72	72	71	70	71	71	72	72	70	69	67	66
Thu	65	68	89	118	88	72	71	71	71	70	72	73	74	71	69	67	66
Fri	65	68	78	97	75	72	71	73	73	76	76	75	76	72	70	69	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	69	71	76	78	75	74	73	73	72	69	68	68	65
Sun	66	66	65	66	67	69	74	77	78	78	76	74	73	70	69	68	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	78	103	79	71	70	71	70	70	70	71	71	69	67	67	66
Tue	66	68	92	117	84	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	70	68	67	66
Wed	65	69	93	105	86	72	72	71	70	71	71	72	72	70	69	67	66
Thu	65	68	89	118	88	72	71	71	71	70	72	73	74	71	69	67	66
Fri	65	68	78	97	75	72	71	73	73	76	76	75	76	72	70	69	65
Sat	65	65	66	67	69	71	76	78	75	74	73	73	72	69	68	68	65
Sun	66	66	65	66	67	69	74	77	78	78	76	74	73	70	69	68	65