Best Time to Drive from La Habra to Vista

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-5 South, usually 72 at this time.

Only 55% 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 La Habra 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	68	75	81	86	83	75	73	74	75	76	76	76	79	74	70	69	68
Tue	69	75	88	90	85	79	76	77	76	75	78	79	82	77	71	70	69
Wed	68	75	86	90	86	81	78	77	75	78	82	81	82	78	73	70	69
Thu	68	76	84	86	85	80	79	77	79	80	83	82	82	77	72	70	69
Fri	69	75	83	84	85	87	91	99	98	101	107	100	94	83	77	72	69
Sat	69	69	70	77	91	109	102	101	105	93	92	95	80	75	72	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	72	76	85	81	80	80	81	81	73	72	72	72	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from La Habra to Vista (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Habra 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 La Habra to Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Habra to Vista?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 68 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Habra to Vista?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (40 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (9 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (4 miles)

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

More drives

Vista to La Habra (return trip) · La Habra to Los Angeles · La Habra to Long Beach · La Habra to Riverside · La Habra to Santa Ana · La Habra to Irvine · La Habra to San Bernardino · La Habra to Fontana · La Habra to Moreno Valley · La Habra to Huntington Beach · La Habra to Glendale · La Habra to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	75	81	86	83	75	73	74	75	76	76	76	79	74	70	69	68
Tue	69	75	88	90	85	79	76	77	76	75	78	79	82	77	71	70	69
Wed	68	75	86	90	86	81	78	77	75	78	82	81	82	78	73	70	69
Thu	68	76	84	86	85	80	79	77	79	80	83	82	82	77	72	70	69
Fri	69	75	83	84	85	87	91	99	98	101	107	100	94	83	77	72	69
Sat	69	69	70	77	91	109	102	101	105	93	92	95	80	75	72	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	72	76	85	81	80	80	81	81	73	72	72	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	75	81	86	83	75	73	74	75	76	76	76	79	74	70	69	68
Tue	69	75	88	90	85	79	76	77	76	75	78	79	82	77	71	70	69
Wed	68	75	86	90	86	81	78	77	75	78	82	81	82	78	73	70	69
Thu	68	76	84	86	85	80	79	77	79	80	83	82	82	77	72	70	69
Fri	69	75	83	84	85	87	91	99	98	101	107	100	94	83	77	72	69
Sat	69	69	70	77	91	109	102	101	105	93	92	95	80	75	72	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	72	76	85	81	80	80	81	81	73	72	72	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	75	81	86	83	75	73	74	75	76	76	76	79	74	70	69	68
Tue	69	75	88	90	85	79	76	77	76	75	78	79	82	77	71	70	69
Wed	68	75	86	90	86	81	78	77	75	78	82	81	82	78	73	70	69
Thu	68	76	84	86	85	80	79	77	79	80	83	82	82	77	72	70	69
Fri	69	75	83	84	85	87	91	99	98	101	107	100	94	83	77	72	69
Sat	69	69	70	77	91	109	102	101	105	93	92	95	80	75	72	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	72	76	85	81	80	80	81	81	73	72	72	72	69