Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Escondido
Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 67 at this time.
Only 57% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 67 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Tue | 66 | 89 | 94 | 89 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 64 |
| Wed | 66 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 72 | 66 | 64 | 64 |
| Thu | 66 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 84 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
| Fri | 65 | 71 | 72 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 64 |
| Sat | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 65 |
| Sun | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Riverside to Escondido (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 94 minutes, when leaving around 7 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 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (91 minutes).
About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (14 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside to central Escondido 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 Riverside to Escondido?
On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 94 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Riverside to Escondido?
The 68-mile drive usually takes 64 to 94 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Riverside to Escondido?
Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 94 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-215 South in Inland Empire (29 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (17 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles)
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