Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Vista

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 15 minutes via SR-78 West, usually 13 at this time.

Only 2% 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 Vista 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	13	13	17	42	19	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13
Tue	13	13	29	62	35	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Wed	13	13	29	50	26	14	15	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	13	13	13
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Fri	13	13	19	30	17	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	13	13	13	13
Sat	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Sun	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

About this drive

On weekdays the 13-mile drive from Escondido to Vista (via SR-78 West) usually takes as little as 13 minutes and up to 62 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 13 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (14 minutes).

About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido to central Vista 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 Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 13 minutes then, versus up to 62 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 13-mile drive usually takes 13 to 62 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 13 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to Vista?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 62 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-78 West in San Diego (11 miles)

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