Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Encinitas

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 92 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 85 at this time.

Only 35% 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 Moreno Valley to Encinitas 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	80	97	107	108	89	83	83	83	85	87	87	87	88	85	82	80	79
Tue	79	103	124	118	95	84	83	83	85	86	93	93	91	86	82	79	79
Wed	79	102	120	113	91	84	83	84	87	88	92	93	92	88	83	79	78
Thu	79	101	118	113	95	85	85	84	88	92	96	97	92	88	83	80	78
Fri	78	84	93	96	86	85	89	89	94	99	104	101	99	91	86	80	78
Sat	77	78	79	81	84	87	90	93	95	91	90	90	86	84	82	79	77
Sun	77	77	78	78	81	83	88	90	90	90	88	84	84	83	84	82	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Encinitas (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 130 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (17 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley to central Encinitas 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 Moreno Valley to Encinitas?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Encinitas?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 78 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Encinitas?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 130 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (31 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Encinitas to Moreno Valley (return trip) · Moreno Valley to Los Angeles · Moreno Valley to Long Beach · Moreno Valley to Anaheim · Moreno Valley to Riverside · Moreno Valley to Santa Ana · Moreno Valley to Irvine · Moreno Valley to San Bernardino · Moreno Valley to Fontana · Moreno Valley to Huntington Beach · Moreno Valley to Glendale · Moreno Valley 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	80	97	107	108	89	83	83	83	85	87	87	87	88	85	82	80	79
Tue	79	103	124	118	95	84	83	83	85	86	93	93	91	86	82	79	79
Wed	79	102	120	113	91	84	83	84	87	88	92	93	92	88	83	79	78
Thu	79	101	118	113	95	85	85	84	88	92	96	97	92	88	83	80	78
Fri	78	84	93	96	86	85	89	89	94	99	104	101	99	91	86	80	78
Sat	77	78	79	81	84	87	90	93	95	91	90	90	86	84	82	79	77
Sun	77	77	78	78	81	83	88	90	90	90	88	84	84	83	84	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	97	107	108	89	83	83	83	85	87	87	87	88	85	82	80	79
Tue	79	103	124	118	95	84	83	83	85	86	93	93	91	86	82	79	79
Wed	79	102	120	113	91	84	83	84	87	88	92	93	92	88	83	79	78
Thu	79	101	118	113	95	85	85	84	88	92	96	97	92	88	83	80	78
Fri	78	84	93	96	86	85	89	89	94	99	104	101	99	91	86	80	78
Sat	77	78	79	81	84	87	90	93	95	91	90	90	86	84	82	79	77
Sun	77	77	78	78	81	83	88	90	90	90	88	84	84	83	84	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	97	107	108	89	83	83	83	85	87	87	87	88	85	82	80	79
Tue	79	103	124	118	95	84	83	83	85	86	93	93	91	86	82	79	79
Wed	79	102	120	113	91	84	83	84	87	88	92	93	92	88	83	79	78
Thu	79	101	118	113	95	85	85	84	88	92	96	97	92	88	83	80	78
Fri	78	84	93	96	86	85	89	89	94	99	104	101	99	91	86	80	78
Sat	77	78	79	81	84	87	90	93	95	91	90	90	86	84	82	79	77
Sun	77	77	78	78	81	83	88	90	90	90	88	84	84	83	84	82	78