Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Encinitas

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 121 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 61% 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	95	114	110	89	82	84	85	86	88	88	87	88	85	81	80	80
Tue	78	102	125	118	94	84	83	83	85	86	93	91	91	85	83	79	79
Wed	78	99	122	117	93	84	83	84	87	89	92	94	91	87	83	79	78
Thu	79	103	123	119	98	86	85	84	88	93	98	97	92	89	83	80	78
Fri	78	84	94	97	88	87	90	90	94	98	105	101	98	93	86	80	78
Sat	77	78	79	82	87	94	104	107	112	106	97	93	89	84	81	79	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	82	88	90	95	95	95	89	85	83	82	83	81	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 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (112 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 30 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 7 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

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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	95	114	110	89	82	84	85	86	88	88	87	88	85	81	80	80
Tue	78	102	125	118	94	84	83	83	85	86	93	91	91	85	83	79	79
Wed	78	99	122	117	93	84	83	84	87	89	92	94	91	87	83	79	78
Thu	79	103	123	119	98	86	85	84	88	93	98	97	92	89	83	80	78
Fri	78	84	94	97	88	87	90	90	94	98	105	101	98	93	86	80	78
Sat	77	78	79	82	87	94	104	107	112	106	97	93	89	84	81	79	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	82	88	90	95	95	95	89	85	83	82	83	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	95	114	110	89	82	84	85	86	88	88	87	88	85	81	80	80
Tue	78	102	125	118	94	84	83	83	85	86	93	91	91	85	83	79	79
Wed	78	99	122	117	93	84	83	84	87	89	92	94	91	87	83	79	78
Thu	79	103	123	119	98	86	85	84	88	93	98	97	92	89	83	80	78
Fri	78	84	94	97	88	87	90	90	94	98	105	101	98	93	86	80	78
Sat	77	78	79	82	87	94	104	107	112	106	97	93	89	84	81	79	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	82	88	90	95	95	95	89	85	83	82	83	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	95	114	110	89	82	84	85	86	88	88	87	88	85	81	80	80
Tue	78	102	125	118	94	84	83	83	85	86	93	91	91	85	83	79	79
Wed	78	99	122	117	93	84	83	84	87	89	92	94	91	87	83	79	78
Thu	79	103	123	119	98	86	85	84	88	93	98	97	92	89	83	80	78
Fri	78	84	94	97	88	87	90	90	94	98	105	101	98	93	86	80	78
Sat	77	78	79	82	87	94	104	107	112	106	97	93	89	84	81	79	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	82	88	90	95	95	95	89	85	83	82	83	81	78