Best Time to Drive from Ramona to Universal City

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 146 minutes via I-5 North, usually 132 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Ramona to Universal City 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	134	173	228	202	138	139	139	141	141	143	147	146	141	134	127	125	125
Tue	133	180	250	210	143	140	138	140	141	147	155	151	148	137	128	125	124
Wed	133	179	235	202	143	141	139	139	143	150	157	153	145	137	130	125	123
Thu	134	188	243	211	142	141	140	141	148	165	164	154	150	140	131	126	125
Fri	132	162	222	197	141	142	144	150	175	168	172	164	154	141	134	126	123
Sat	125	127	128	131	138	144	150	151	154	155	161	147	142	137	132	126	124
Sun	124	124	125	127	130	139	150	151	156	153	150	148	147	140	135	128	123

About this drive

On weekdays the 131-mile drive from Ramona to Universal City (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 123 minutes and up to 255 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 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 146 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (161 minutes).

About 110 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (26 to 99 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ramona to central Universal City 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 Ramona to Universal City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 123 minutes then, versus up to 255 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Ramona to Universal City?

The 131-mile drive usually takes 123 to 255 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 146 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ramona to Universal City?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 255 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (53 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (17 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (11 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (10 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	134	173	228	202	138	139	139	141	141	143	147	146	141	134	127	125	125
Tue	133	180	250	210	143	140	138	140	141	147	155	151	148	137	128	125	124
Wed	133	179	235	202	143	141	139	139	143	150	157	153	145	137	130	125	123
Thu	134	188	243	211	142	141	140	141	148	165	164	154	150	140	131	126	125
Fri	132	162	222	197	141	142	144	150	175	168	172	164	154	141	134	126	123
Sat	125	127	128	131	138	144	150	151	154	155	161	147	142	137	132	126	124
Sun	124	124	125	127	130	139	150	151	156	153	150	148	147	140	135	128	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	134	173	228	202	138	139	139	141	141	143	147	146	141	134	127	125	125
Tue	133	180	250	210	143	140	138	140	141	147	155	151	148	137	128	125	124
Wed	133	179	235	202	143	141	139	139	143	150	157	153	145	137	130	125	123
Thu	134	188	243	211	142	141	140	141	148	165	164	154	150	140	131	126	125
Fri	132	162	222	197	141	142	144	150	175	168	172	164	154	141	134	126	123
Sat	125	127	128	131	138	144	150	151	154	155	161	147	142	137	132	126	124
Sun	124	124	125	127	130	139	150	151	156	153	150	148	147	140	135	128	123

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	134	173	228	202	138	139	139	141	141	143	147	146	141	134	127	125	125
Tue	133	180	250	210	143	140	138	140	141	147	155	151	148	137	128	125	124
Wed	133	179	235	202	143	141	139	139	143	150	157	153	145	137	130	125	123
Thu	134	188	243	211	142	141	140	141	148	165	164	154	150	140	131	126	125
Fri	132	162	222	197	141	142	144	150	175	168	172	164	154	141	134	126	123
Sat	125	127	128	131	138	144	150	151	154	155	161	147	142	137	132	126	124
Sun	124	124	125	127	130	139	150	151	156	153	150	148	147	140	135	128	123