Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Rancho Santa Margarita
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-5 North and SR-78 West, usually 64 at this time.
Only 24% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 61 | 62 | 80 | 100 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Tue | 61 | 62 | 100 | 113 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Wed | 61 | 62 | 101 | 102 | 76 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 |
| Thu | 60 | 62 | 96 | 113 | 73 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 |
| Fri | 61 | 62 | 78 | 84 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 61 |
| Sat | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Sun | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Escondido to Rancho Santa Margarita (via I-5 North and SR-78 West) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (70 minutes).
About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (8 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido to central Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Rancho Santa Margarita?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Escondido to Rancho Santa Margarita?
The 63-mile drive usually takes 60 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Escondido to Rancho Santa Margarita?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (17 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (3 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (1.5 miles)
San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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