Best Time to Drive from Mira Mesa to Vista

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via I-15 North and SR-78 West, usually 28 at this time.

Only 43% 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 Mira Mesa 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	27	27	33	48	31	30	29	29	29	29	31	38	39	31	28	27	27
Tue	27	27	44	62	35	30	29	29	29	29	33	41	41	34	28	27	27
Wed	27	27	45	53	35	30	30	29	29	30	35	43	43	34	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	42	66	32	29	29	29	29	29	35	41	41	33	28	27	27
Fri	27	27	34	39	29	29	29	30	30	36	41	41	35	30	28	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Mira Mesa to Vista (via I-15 North and SR-78 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. 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 2 pm on Saturdays (30 minutes).

About 26 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa to Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mira Mesa to Vista?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 27 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mira Mesa to Vista?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (16 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (10 miles)

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More drives

Vista to Mira Mesa (return trip) · Mira Mesa to San Diego · Mira Mesa to Chula Vista · Mira Mesa to Irvine · Mira Mesa to Oceanside · Mira Mesa to Escondido · Mira Mesa to Carlsbad · Mira Mesa to Costa Mesa · Mira Mesa to Temecula · Mira Mesa to Murrieta · Mira Mesa to El Cajon

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	33	48	31	30	29	29	29	29	31	38	39	31	28	27	27
Tue	27	27	44	62	35	30	29	29	29	29	33	41	41	34	28	27	27
Wed	27	27	45	53	35	30	30	29	29	30	35	43	43	34	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	42	66	32	29	29	29	29	29	35	41	41	33	28	27	27
Fri	27	27	34	39	29	29	29	30	30	36	41	41	35	30	28	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	33	48	31	30	29	29	29	29	31	38	39	31	28	27	27
Tue	27	27	44	62	35	30	29	29	29	29	33	41	41	34	28	27	27
Wed	27	27	45	53	35	30	30	29	29	30	35	43	43	34	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	42	66	32	29	29	29	29	29	35	41	41	33	28	27	27
Fri	27	27	34	39	29	29	29	30	30	36	41	41	35	30	28	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	27	27	33	48	31	30	29	29	29	29	31	38	39	31	28	27	27
Tue	27	27	44	62	35	30	29	29	29	29	33	41	41	34	28	27	27
Wed	27	27	45	53	35	30	30	29	29	30	35	43	43	34	28	27	27
Thu	27	27	42	66	32	29	29	29	29	29	35	41	41	33	28	27	27
Fri	27	27	34	39	29	29	29	30	30	36	41	41	35	30	28	28	27
Sat	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	27