Best Time to Drive from Rancho Penasquitos to La Mesa

Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 36 minutes via I-15 South and I-8 East, usually 27 at this time.

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Rancho Penasquitos to La Mesa (via I-15 South and I-8 East) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 35 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (19 minutes).

About 17 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Penasquitos to central La Mesa 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 Rancho Penasquitos to La Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 35 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Penasquitos to La Mesa?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 17 to 35 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Penasquitos to La Mesa?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 35 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (11 miles) · I-8 East in San Diego (5 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (1.6 miles)

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