Best Time to Drive from North Tustin to Escondido

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 74 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 37% 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 North Tustin 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	75	82	91	80	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	77	76	75	75	74
Tue	75	86	97	88	80	80	78	79	78	79	82	81	79	78	75	75	74
Wed	75	85	96	85	79	79	79	79	78	81	85	83	81	77	76	75	74
Thu	76	85	95	83	78	81	80	79	79	85	88	84	80	78	76	76	74
Fri	75	82	86	78	78	81	89	96	106	108	108	107	99	85	80	76	74
Sat	74	74	75	78	89	94	96	97	102	85	85	90	81	77	75	75	74
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	77	85	81	80	84	81	80	78	77	77	77	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from North Tustin to Escondido (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (13 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central North Tustin 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 North Tustin to Escondido?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from North Tustin to Escondido?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 74 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from North Tustin to Escondido?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (17 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (10 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (5 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

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Escondido to North Tustin (return trip) · North Tustin to Los Angeles · North Tustin to Diamond Bar · North Tustin to Long Beach · North Tustin to Anaheim · North Tustin to Riverside · North Tustin to Irvine · North Tustin to San Bernardino · North Tustin to Fontana · North Tustin to Moreno Valley · North Tustin to Huntington Beach · North Tustin to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	82	91	80	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	77	76	75	75	74
Tue	75	86	97	88	80	80	78	79	78	79	82	81	79	78	75	75	74
Wed	75	85	96	85	79	79	79	79	78	81	85	83	81	77	76	75	74
Thu	76	85	95	83	78	81	80	79	79	85	88	84	80	78	76	76	74
Fri	75	82	86	78	78	81	89	96	106	108	108	107	99	85	80	76	74
Sat	74	74	75	78	89	94	96	97	102	85	85	90	81	77	75	75	74
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	77	85	81	80	84	81	80	78	77	77	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	82	91	80	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	77	76	75	75	74
Tue	75	86	97	88	80	80	78	79	78	79	82	81	79	78	75	75	74
Wed	75	85	96	85	79	79	79	79	78	81	85	83	81	77	76	75	74
Thu	76	85	95	83	78	81	80	79	79	85	88	84	80	78	76	76	74
Fri	75	82	86	78	78	81	89	96	106	108	108	107	99	85	80	76	74
Sat	74	74	75	78	89	94	96	97	102	85	85	90	81	77	75	75	74
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	77	85	81	80	84	81	80	78	77	77	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	82	91	80	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	77	76	75	75	74
Tue	75	86	97	88	80	80	78	79	78	79	82	81	79	78	75	75	74
Wed	75	85	96	85	79	79	79	79	78	81	85	83	81	77	76	75	74
Thu	76	85	95	83	78	81	80	79	79	85	88	84	80	78	76	76	74
Fri	75	82	86	78	78	81	89	96	106	108	108	107	99	85	80	76	74
Sat	74	74	75	78	89	94	96	97	102	85	85	90	81	77	75	75	74
Sun	74	74	74	74	76	77	85	81	80	84	81	80	78	77	77	77	74