Best Time to Drive from Indio to Vista

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 123 minutes via I-10 West and I-15 South, usually 120 at this time.

Only 22% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 114-mile drive from Indio to Vista (via I-10 West and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 118 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 123 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (125 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (49 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Indio 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 Indio to Vista?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 118 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Indio to Vista?

The 114-mile drive usually takes 118 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 123 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Indio to Vista?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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