Best Time to Drive from Fallbrook to Chula Vista

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-15 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Fallbrook to Chula 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	57	61	71	76	62	62	62	60	61	67	80	77	69	61	58	58	57
Tue	57	62	78	87	69	62	61	60	61	67	82	82	80	64	58	58	57
Wed	57	61	72	78	66	61	61	60	61	70	78	87	80	65	60	57	57
Thu	57	61	77	81	67	61	60	60	61	69	85	95	90	68	64	59	57
Fri	57	61	65	63	60	61	60	61	63	74	86	85	75	69	63	59	58
Sat	57	58	59	61	59	59	59	61	61	61	61	59	59	58	58	58	58
Sun	57	58	58	59	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Fallbrook to Chula Vista (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (61 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fallbrook to central Chula 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 Fallbrook to Chula Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Fallbrook to Chula Vista?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 57 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fallbrook to Chula Vista?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (50 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (4 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (1.6 miles)

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More drives

Chula Vista to Fallbrook (return trip) · Fallbrook to San Diego · Fallbrook to Long Beach · Fallbrook to Anaheim · Fallbrook to Riverside · Fallbrook to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	71	76	62	62	62	60	61	67	80	77	69	61	58	58	57
Tue	57	62	78	87	69	62	61	60	61	67	82	82	80	64	58	58	57
Wed	57	61	72	78	66	61	61	60	61	70	78	87	80	65	60	57	57
Thu	57	61	77	81	67	61	60	60	61	69	85	95	90	68	64	59	57
Fri	57	61	65	63	60	61	60	61	63	74	86	85	75	69	63	59	58
Sat	57	58	59	61	59	59	59	61	61	61	61	59	59	58	58	58	58
Sun	57	58	58	59	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	71	76	62	62	62	60	61	67	80	77	69	61	58	58	57
Tue	57	62	78	87	69	62	61	60	61	67	82	82	80	64	58	58	57
Wed	57	61	72	78	66	61	61	60	61	70	78	87	80	65	60	57	57
Thu	57	61	77	81	67	61	60	60	61	69	85	95	90	68	64	59	57
Fri	57	61	65	63	60	61	60	61	63	74	86	85	75	69	63	59	58
Sat	57	58	59	61	59	59	59	61	61	61	61	59	59	58	58	58	58
Sun	57	58	58	59	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	71	76	62	62	62	60	61	67	80	77	69	61	58	58	57
Tue	57	62	78	87	69	62	61	60	61	67	82	82	80	64	58	58	57
Wed	57	61	72	78	66	61	61	60	61	70	78	87	80	65	60	57	57
Thu	57	61	77	81	67	61	60	60	61	69	85	95	90	68	64	59	57
Fri	57	61	65	63	60	61	60	61	63	74	86	85	75	69	63	59	58
Sat	57	58	59	61	59	59	59	61	61	61	61	59	59	58	58	58	58
Sun	57	58	58	59	58	58	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	59	58	57