Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Vista

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 76 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Rialto 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	77	89	89	91	87	81	82	83	85	86	87	85	86	78	73	73	72
Tue	75	95	94	94	87	82	82	83	83	86	87	89	86	80	73	72	71
Wed	74	92	92	92	90	83	83	82	83	85	90	88	88	80	74	73	71
Thu	74	94	94	93	89	82	82	82	83	86	90	90	88	81	75	74	71
Fri	72	81	87	89	88	85	85	86	88	88	92	90	89	83	78	73	72
Sat	71	71	72	73	77	81	86	87	90	87	85	82	81	79	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	73	77	79	82	82	81	78	77	75	76	75	76	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Rialto to Vista (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (21 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rialto 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 Rialto to Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rialto to Vista?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 71 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Vista?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Vista to Rialto (return trip) · Rialto to Los Angeles · Rialto to Long Beach · Rialto to Anaheim · Rialto to Riverside · Rialto to Santa Ana · Rialto to Irvine · Rialto to Moreno Valley · Rialto to Huntington Beach · Rialto to Glendale · Rialto to Santa Clarita · Rialto to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	89	89	91	87	81	82	83	85	86	87	85	86	78	73	73	72
Tue	75	95	94	94	87	82	82	83	83	86	87	89	86	80	73	72	71
Wed	74	92	92	92	90	83	83	82	83	85	90	88	88	80	74	73	71
Thu	74	94	94	93	89	82	82	82	83	86	90	90	88	81	75	74	71
Fri	72	81	87	89	88	85	85	86	88	88	92	90	89	83	78	73	72
Sat	71	71	72	73	77	81	86	87	90	87	85	82	81	79	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	73	77	79	82	82	81	78	77	75	76	75	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	89	89	91	87	81	82	83	85	86	87	85	86	78	73	73	72
Tue	75	95	94	94	87	82	82	83	83	86	87	89	86	80	73	72	71
Wed	74	92	92	92	90	83	83	82	83	85	90	88	88	80	74	73	71
Thu	74	94	94	93	89	82	82	82	83	86	90	90	88	81	75	74	71
Fri	72	81	87	89	88	85	85	86	88	88	92	90	89	83	78	73	72
Sat	71	71	72	73	77	81	86	87	90	87	85	82	81	79	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	73	77	79	82	82	81	78	77	75	76	75	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	89	89	91	87	81	82	83	85	86	87	85	86	78	73	73	72
Tue	75	95	94	94	87	82	82	83	83	86	87	89	86	80	73	72	71
Wed	74	92	92	92	90	83	83	82	83	85	90	88	88	80	74	73	71
Thu	74	94	94	93	89	82	82	82	83	86	90	90	88	81	75	74	71
Fri	72	81	87	89	88	85	85	86	88	88	92	90	89	83	78	73	72
Sat	71	71	72	73	77	81	86	87	90	87	85	82	81	79	75	73	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	73	77	79	82	82	81	78	77	75	76	75	76	71