Best Time to Drive from Fallbrook to Chula Vista

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 59 minutes via I-15 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 64% 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	63	61	62	61	61	64	73	75	68	63	59	58	57
Tue	57	62	78	86	69	62	61	60	61	65	79	82	79	65	59	58	57
Wed	57	62	75	82	67	61	61	60	61	65	77	85	80	67	60	58	57
Thu	57	62	76	78	66	61	60	60	61	66	79	89	83	66	63	58	57
Fri	57	62	66	64	60	60	60	61	63	72	80	82	74	65	62	59	57
Sat	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	59	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	59	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 89 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 1 pm on Saturdays (60 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 89 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 89 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 89 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	61	71	76	63	61	62	61	61	64	73	75	68	63	59	58	57
Tue	57	62	78	86	69	62	61	60	61	65	79	82	79	65	59	58	57
Wed	57	62	75	82	67	61	61	60	61	65	77	85	80	67	60	58	57
Thu	57	62	76	78	66	61	60	60	61	66	79	89	83	66	63	58	57
Fri	57	62	66	64	60	60	60	61	63	72	80	82	74	65	62	59	57
Sat	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	59	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	59	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	63	61	62	61	61	64	73	75	68	63	59	58	57
Tue	57	62	78	86	69	62	61	60	61	65	79	82	79	65	59	58	57
Wed	57	62	75	82	67	61	61	60	61	65	77	85	80	67	60	58	57
Thu	57	62	76	78	66	61	60	60	61	66	79	89	83	66	63	58	57
Fri	57	62	66	64	60	60	60	61	63	72	80	82	74	65	62	59	57
Sat	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	59	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	59	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	63	61	62	61	61	64	73	75	68	63	59	58	57
Tue	57	62	78	86	69	62	61	60	61	65	79	82	79	65	59	58	57
Wed	57	62	75	82	67	61	61	60	61	65	77	85	80	67	60	58	57
Thu	57	62	76	78	66	61	60	60	61	66	79	89	83	66	63	58	57
Fri	57	62	66	64	60	60	60	61	63	72	80	82	74	65	62	59	57
Sat	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	59	59	58
Sun	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	58	59	58	59	58	57