Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Westminster

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 85 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North and SR-78 West, usually 74 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Westminster 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	70	72	79	105	82	75	75	75	75	76	77	81	82	74	73	73	71
Tue	70	72	92	121	104	76	75	75	76	77	80	83	81	76	73	72	71
Wed	70	72	95	108	90	77	76	76	75	77	81	85	82	76	75	73	71
Thu	70	72	90	120	90	76	76	76	76	77	80	80	79	75	74	73	71
Fri	70	72	81	99	79	76	76	78	80	83	85	84	83	77	76	74	71
Sat	71	71	71	72	73	75	80	82	80	79	78	78	76	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	74	79	81	83	83	80	78	78	75	75	75	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Escondido to Westminster (via I-5 North and SR-73 North and SR-78 West) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 131 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 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (83 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to Westminster?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (17 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	72	79	105	82	75	75	75	75	76	77	81	82	74	73	73	71
Tue	70	72	92	121	104	76	75	75	76	77	80	83	81	76	73	72	71
Wed	70	72	95	108	90	77	76	76	75	77	81	85	82	76	75	73	71
Thu	70	72	90	120	90	76	76	76	76	77	80	80	79	75	74	73	71
Fri	70	72	81	99	79	76	76	78	80	83	85	84	83	77	76	74	71
Sat	71	71	71	72	73	75	80	82	80	79	78	78	76	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	74	79	81	83	83	80	78	78	75	75	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	72	79	105	82	75	75	75	75	76	77	81	82	74	73	73	71
Tue	70	72	92	121	104	76	75	75	76	77	80	83	81	76	73	72	71
Wed	70	72	95	108	90	77	76	76	75	77	81	85	82	76	75	73	71
Thu	70	72	90	120	90	76	76	76	76	77	80	80	79	75	74	73	71
Fri	70	72	81	99	79	76	76	78	80	83	85	84	83	77	76	74	71
Sat	71	71	71	72	73	75	80	82	80	79	78	78	76	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	74	79	81	83	83	80	78	78	75	75	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	72	79	105	82	75	75	75	75	76	77	81	82	74	73	73	71
Tue	70	72	92	121	104	76	75	75	76	77	80	83	81	76	73	72	71
Wed	70	72	95	108	90	77	76	76	75	77	81	85	82	76	75	73	71
Thu	70	72	90	120	90	76	76	76	76	77	80	80	79	75	74	73	71
Fri	70	72	81	99	79	76	76	78	80	83	85	84	83	77	76	74	71
Sat	71	71	71	72	73	75	80	82	80	79	78	78	76	74	74	73	71
Sun	71	71	71	71	72	74	79	81	83	83	80	78	78	75	75	75	71