Best Time to Drive from Garden Grove to Vista

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Garden Grove 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	58	62	69	71	69	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	66	64	60	60	59
Tue	59	63	72	74	71	66	63	64	63	64	66	67	69	67	61	61	60
Wed	59	62	72	74	72	68	65	65	63	67	69	68	68	66	61	60	59
Thu	59	63	69	71	71	69	66	64	64	68	72	71	68	66	62	63	59
Fri	59	62	68	70	70	73	78	86	92	99	105	97	89	72	66	61	60
Sat	60	59	60	68	90	96	101	101	101	97	97	97	80	73	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	73	79	77	76	76	74	71	65	62	62	62	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Garden Grove to Vista (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Garden Grove 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 Garden Grove to Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Garden Grove to Vista?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 58 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Garden Grove to Vista?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (40 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (17 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (4 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (4 miles)

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

More drives

Vista to Garden Grove (return trip) · Garden Grove to Fontana · Garden Grove to Moreno Valley · Garden Grove to Oceanside · Garden Grove to Lancaster · Garden Grove to Palmdale · Garden Grove to Escondido · Garden Grove to Valencia · Garden Grove to East Los Angeles · Garden Grove to Victorville · Garden Grove to Carlsbad · Garden Grove to Costa Mesa

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	69	71	69	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	66	64	60	60	59
Tue	59	63	72	74	71	66	63	64	63	64	66	67	69	67	61	61	60
Wed	59	62	72	74	72	68	65	65	63	67	69	68	68	66	61	60	59
Thu	59	63	69	71	71	69	66	64	64	68	72	71	68	66	62	63	59
Fri	59	62	68	70	70	73	78	86	92	99	105	97	89	72	66	61	60
Sat	60	59	60	68	90	96	101	101	101	97	97	97	80	73	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	73	79	77	76	76	74	71	65	62	62	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	69	71	69	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	66	64	60	60	59
Tue	59	63	72	74	71	66	63	64	63	64	66	67	69	67	61	61	60
Wed	59	62	72	74	72	68	65	65	63	67	69	68	68	66	61	60	59
Thu	59	63	69	71	71	69	66	64	64	68	72	71	68	66	62	63	59
Fri	59	62	68	70	70	73	78	86	92	99	105	97	89	72	66	61	60
Sat	60	59	60	68	90	96	101	101	101	97	97	97	80	73	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	73	79	77	76	76	74	71	65	62	62	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	62	69	71	69	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	66	64	60	60	59
Tue	59	63	72	74	71	66	63	64	63	64	66	67	69	67	61	61	60
Wed	59	62	72	74	72	68	65	65	63	67	69	68	68	66	61	60	59
Thu	59	63	69	71	71	69	66	64	64	68	72	71	68	66	62	63	59
Fri	59	62	68	70	70	73	78	86	92	99	105	97	89	72	66	61	60
Sat	60	59	60	68	90	96	101	101	101	97	97	97	80	73	62	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	62	73	79	77	76	76	74	71	65	62	62	62	59