Best Time to Drive from Palm Springs to Vista

Right now (7:06 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-15 South and I-215 South, usually 108 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Palm Springs 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	124	119	116	112	111	111	110	111	111	112	110	109	109	109	111	110	109
Tue	124	123	120	114	111	110	110	111	112	112	109	109	107	108	110	109	108
Wed	122	124	117	113	112	111	111	111	111	112	110	108	108	108	110	109	108
Thu	123	120	118	114	112	111	111	111	111	110	110	109	108	108	110	110	108
Fri	113	111	116	113	112	113	113	113	114	113	112	110	109	109	110	110	108
Sat	108	108	108	109	111	112	114	114	115	115	111	111	109	108	108	108	107
Sun	107	108	108	109	109	110	111	112	110	110	109	109	109	109	108	107	107

About this drive

On weekdays the 93-mile drive from Palm Springs to Vista (via I-15 South and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 107 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 6:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (115 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 56 miles surface streets (61 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs to Vista?

On weekdays, leave after 6:30 am. The drive usually takes about 107 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Palm Springs to Vista?

The 93-mile drive usually takes 107 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palm Springs to Vista?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	124	119	116	112	111	111	110	111	111	112	110	109	109	109	111	110	109
Tue	124	123	120	114	111	110	110	111	112	112	109	109	107	108	110	109	108
Wed	122	124	117	113	112	111	111	111	111	112	110	108	108	108	110	109	108
Thu	123	120	118	114	112	111	111	111	111	110	110	109	108	108	110	110	108
Fri	113	111	116	113	112	113	113	113	114	113	112	110	109	109	110	110	108
Sat	108	108	108	109	111	112	114	114	115	115	111	111	109	108	108	108	107
Sun	107	108	108	109	109	110	111	112	110	110	109	109	109	109	108	107	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	124	119	116	112	111	111	110	111	111	112	110	109	109	109	111	110	109
Tue	124	123	120	114	111	110	110	111	112	112	109	109	107	108	110	109	108
Wed	122	124	117	113	112	111	111	111	111	112	110	108	108	108	110	109	108
Thu	123	120	118	114	112	111	111	111	111	110	110	109	108	108	110	110	108
Fri	113	111	116	113	112	113	113	113	114	113	112	110	109	109	110	110	108
Sat	108	108	108	109	111	112	114	114	115	115	111	111	109	108	108	108	107
Sun	107	108	108	109	109	110	111	112	110	110	109	109	109	109	108	107	107

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	124	119	116	112	111	111	110	111	111	112	110	109	109	109	111	110	109
Tue	124	123	120	114	111	110	110	111	112	112	109	109	107	108	110	109	108
Wed	122	124	117	113	112	111	111	111	111	112	110	108	108	108	110	109	108
Thu	123	120	118	114	112	111	111	111	111	110	110	109	108	108	110	110	108
Fri	113	111	116	113	112	113	113	113	114	113	112	110	109	109	110	110	108
Sat	108	108	108	109	111	112	114	114	115	115	111	111	109	108	108	108	107
Sun	107	108	108	109	109	110	111	112	110	110	109	109	109	109	108	107	107