Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Rancho Penasquitos to San Diego

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 25 minutes via SR-163 South and I-15 South, usually 20 at this time.

Only 49% 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.

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Rancho Penasquitos to San Diego (via SR-163 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 29 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (20 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: San Diego to Rancho Penasquitos

Freeway, about 17 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 2 miles: 4 to 6 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Rancho Penasquitos to downtown San Diego along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Rancho Penasquitos to San Diego by day and time you leave (local time)
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Tue1818192221201919191922272823181818
Wed1818192121191919191922262924191818
Thu1818192120191919191922272822181818
Fri1818192019191919202023252420181818
Sat1818181819191920191919191919181918
Sun1818181818181919191919191818181918

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 San Diego?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 29 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Penasquitos to San Diego?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 18 to 29 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Penasquitos to San Diego?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 29 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-163 South in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (6 miles)

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