Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Imperial Beach to Escondido
Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 68 minutes via I-15 North and I-5 North, usually 49 at this time.
Only 39% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 43 | 45 | 51 | 67 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 61 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Tue | 43 | 45 | 56 | 78 | 63 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 64 | 71 | 65 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
| Wed | 43 | 45 | 56 | 76 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 67 | 73 | 66 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Thu | 43 | 45 | 56 | 77 | 64 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 64 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
| Fri | 43 | 45 | 48 | 60 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 52 | 62 | 57 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
| Sat | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 44 |
| Sun | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 43 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 43-mile drive from Imperial Beach to Escondido (via I-15 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (46 minutes).
About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (17 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Imperial Beach 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 Imperial Beach to Escondido?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Imperial Beach to Escondido?
The 43-mile drive usually takes 43 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Imperial Beach to Escondido?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 North in San Diego (16 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (11 miles) · SR-163 North in San Diego (4 miles)
San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow
More drives
Escondido to Imperial Beach (return trip) · Imperial Beach to Oceanside