Best Time to Drive from La Presa to Escondido

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-15 North and SR-52 West and SR-67 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Presa 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	42	45	49	48	46	45	45	45	45	46	52	57	52	43	42	42	42
Tue	42	45	51	52	47	45	45	44	44	46	55	61	58	46	43	42	42
Wed	42	45	50	51	47	45	44	44	45	47	56	65	59	47	42	42	42
Thu	42	45	50	50	46	44	44	45	45	48	55	61	55	45	43	42	42
Fri	42	45	47	46	44	44	45	45	47	52	56	54	47	43	43	42	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	45	43	44	43	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 41-mile drive from La Presa to Escondido (via I-15 North and SR-52 West and SR-67 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 65 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 45 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (45 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Presa 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 La Presa to Escondido?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 65 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Presa to Escondido?

The 41-mile drive usually takes 42 to 65 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 45 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Presa to Escondido?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 65 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (16 miles) · SR-52 West in San Diego (7 miles)

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More drives

Escondido to La Presa (return trip) · La Presa 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	42	45	49	48	46	45	45	45	45	46	52	57	52	43	42	42	42
Tue	42	45	51	52	47	45	45	44	44	46	55	61	58	46	43	42	42
Wed	42	45	50	51	47	45	44	44	45	47	56	65	59	47	42	42	42
Thu	42	45	50	50	46	44	44	45	45	48	55	61	55	45	43	42	42
Fri	42	45	47	46	44	44	45	45	47	52	56	54	47	43	43	42	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	45	43	44	43	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	49	48	46	45	45	45	45	46	52	57	52	43	42	42	42
Tue	42	45	51	52	47	45	45	44	44	46	55	61	58	46	43	42	42
Wed	42	45	50	51	47	45	44	44	45	47	56	65	59	47	42	42	42
Thu	42	45	50	50	46	44	44	45	45	48	55	61	55	45	43	42	42
Fri	42	45	47	46	44	44	45	45	47	52	56	54	47	43	43	42	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	45	43	44	43	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	42	45	49	48	46	45	45	45	45	46	52	57	52	43	42	42	42
Tue	42	45	51	52	47	45	45	44	44	46	55	61	58	46	43	42	42
Wed	42	45	50	51	47	45	44	44	45	47	56	65	59	47	42	42	42
Thu	42	45	50	50	46	44	44	45	45	48	55	61	55	45	43	42	42
Fri	42	45	47	46	44	44	45	45	47	52	56	54	47	43	43	42	42
Sat	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	45	43	44	43	43	42	42	42	42
Sun	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	42