Best Time to Drive from Perris to El Cajon

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-15 South and I-215 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 54% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Perris to El Cajon (via I-15 South and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.7 miles surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Perris to central El Cajon 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 Perris to El Cajon?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Perris to El Cajon?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 73 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Perris to El Cajon?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-52 East in San Diego (9 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (3 miles)

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