Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from La Jolla to Sawtelle
Right now (6:20 pm PDT): about 164 minutes via I-5 North and I-405 North, usually 122 at this time.
Only 45% 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 | 134 | 152 | 142 | 140 | 135 | 127 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 124 | 130 | 146 | 132 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 112 |
| Tue | 166 | 195 | 176 | 155 | 148 | 134 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 125 | 139 | 159 | 143 | 127 | 115 | 112 | 111 |
| Wed | 159 | 205 | 183 | 157 | 146 | 137 | 130 | 129 | 128 | 129 | 144 | 159 | 147 | 130 | 119 | 112 | 110 |
| Thu | 161 | 190 | 166 | 149 | 148 | 135 | 131 | 126 | 126 | 127 | 145 | 154 | 145 | 129 | 117 | 112 | 110 |
| Fri | 157 | 175 | 147 | 141 | 138 | 148 | 138 | 137 | 139 | 140 | 146 | 152 | 138 | 125 | 119 | 113 | 110 |
| Sat | 112 | 111 | 114 | 119 | 128 | 140 | 144 | 155 | 147 | 141 | 136 | 128 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 112 | 110 |
| Sun | 110 | 112 | 111 | 112 | 118 | 132 | 143 | 157 | 158 | 145 | 130 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 112 | 110 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 123-mile drive from La Jolla to Sawtelle (via I-5 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 110 minutes and up to 205 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 129 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (158 minutes).
About 117 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Jolla to central Sawtelle 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 Jolla to Sawtelle?
On weekdays, leave after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 110 minutes then, versus up to 205 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from La Jolla to Sawtelle?
The 123-mile drive usually takes 110 to 205 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 129 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from La Jolla to Sawtelle?
Leaving around 6 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 205 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in San Diego (43 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles)
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