Best Time to Drive from Highland to Escondido

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Highland to Escondido 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	82	99	99	94	89	85	84	84	85	89	92	90	91	84	80	78	78
Tue	81	104	105	100	90	84	84	84	85	88	91	93	97	85	79	78	76
Wed	79	101	100	98	90	83	83	84	85	87	90	92	99	90	79	77	77
Thu	80	103	101	98	90	83	83	83	85	88	94	94	101	93	79	78	76
Fri	77	86	90	108	88	85	86	88	93	95	96	96	97	87	82	78	77
Sat	76	77	77	78	80	83	88	90	92	89	88	86	83	82	79	78	77
Sun	76	76	77	77	78	79	82	85	85	83	82	81	80	81	81	81	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Highland to Escondido (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland to central Escondido 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 Highland to Escondido?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 76 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Escondido?

Leaving around 8 am on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (17 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (3 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Escondido to Highland (return trip) · Highland to Los Angeles · Highland to Long Beach · Highland to Anaheim · Highland to Riverside · Highland to Santa Ana · Highland to Irvine · Highland to Fontana · Highland to Moreno Valley · Highland to Huntington Beach · Highland to Glendale · Highland to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	99	99	94	89	85	84	84	85	89	92	90	91	84	80	78	78
Tue	81	104	105	100	90	84	84	84	85	88	91	93	97	85	79	78	76
Wed	79	101	100	98	90	83	83	84	85	87	90	92	99	90	79	77	77
Thu	80	103	101	98	90	83	83	83	85	88	94	94	101	93	79	78	76
Fri	77	86	90	108	88	85	86	88	93	95	96	96	97	87	82	78	77
Sat	76	77	77	78	80	83	88	90	92	89	88	86	83	82	79	78	77
Sun	76	76	77	77	78	79	82	85	85	83	82	81	80	81	81	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	99	99	94	89	85	84	84	85	89	92	90	91	84	80	78	78
Tue	81	104	105	100	90	84	84	84	85	88	91	93	97	85	79	78	76
Wed	79	101	100	98	90	83	83	84	85	87	90	92	99	90	79	77	77
Thu	80	103	101	98	90	83	83	83	85	88	94	94	101	93	79	78	76
Fri	77	86	90	108	88	85	86	88	93	95	96	96	97	87	82	78	77
Sat	76	77	77	78	80	83	88	90	92	89	88	86	83	82	79	78	77
Sun	76	76	77	77	78	79	82	85	85	83	82	81	80	81	81	81	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	99	99	94	89	85	84	84	85	89	92	90	91	84	80	78	78
Tue	81	104	105	100	90	84	84	84	85	88	91	93	97	85	79	78	76
Wed	79	101	100	98	90	83	83	84	85	87	90	92	99	90	79	77	77
Thu	80	103	101	98	90	83	83	83	85	88	94	94	101	93	79	78	76
Fri	77	86	90	108	88	85	86	88	93	95	96	96	97	87	82	78	77
Sat	76	77	77	78	80	83	88	90	92	89	88	86	83	82	79	78	77
Sun	76	76	77	77	78	79	82	85	85	83	82	81	80	81	81	81	76