Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Lakeside to Chula Vista
Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 29 minutes via I-8 West and SR-67 South and I-15 South, usually 28 at this time.
Only 63% 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 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Tue | 27 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Wed | 27 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Thu | 27 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Fri | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Sat | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| Sun | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Lakeside to Chula Vista (via I-8 West and SR-67 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 44 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (29 minutes).
About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (about 4 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lakeside to central Chula 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 Lakeside to Chula Vista?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 44 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Lakeside to Chula Vista?
The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 44 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Lakeside to Chula Vista?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 44 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-8 West in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (6 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (4 miles)
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