Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Vista

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Riverside 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	67	80	76	82	77	72	71	71	74	76	76	77	76	70	66	65	65
Tue	65	85	83	87	79	73	71	71	73	71	74	83	83	75	66	65	64
Wed	65	82	82	87	83	73	71	71	72	74	76	80	82	73	66	65	64
Thu	66	86	82	88	81	73	71	72	71	74	77	86	83	74	67	66	64
Fri	64	70	71	80	75	71	74	78	78	80	83	85	78	71	69	65	64
Sat	64	64	65	66	68	74	84	87	89	82	75	73	69	68	66	65	64
Sun	64	64	65	66	66	68	70	73	71	70	67	67	67	67	67	67	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Riverside to Vista (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 8:30 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (21 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 64 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Vista?

Leaving around 8:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (29 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)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego 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	67	80	76	82	77	72	71	71	74	76	76	77	76	70	66	65	65
Tue	65	85	83	87	79	73	71	71	73	71	74	83	83	75	66	65	64
Wed	65	82	82	87	83	73	71	71	72	74	76	80	82	73	66	65	64
Thu	66	86	82	88	81	73	71	72	71	74	77	86	83	74	67	66	64
Fri	64	70	71	80	75	71	74	78	78	80	83	85	78	71	69	65	64
Sat	64	64	65	66	68	74	84	87	89	82	75	73	69	68	66	65	64
Sun	64	64	65	66	66	68	70	73	71	70	67	67	67	67	67	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	80	76	82	77	72	71	71	74	76	76	77	76	70	66	65	65
Tue	65	85	83	87	79	73	71	71	73	71	74	83	83	75	66	65	64
Wed	65	82	82	87	83	73	71	71	72	74	76	80	82	73	66	65	64
Thu	66	86	82	88	81	73	71	72	71	74	77	86	83	74	67	66	64
Fri	64	70	71	80	75	71	74	78	78	80	83	85	78	71	69	65	64
Sat	64	64	65	66	68	74	84	87	89	82	75	73	69	68	66	65	64
Sun	64	64	65	66	66	68	70	73	71	70	67	67	67	67	67	67	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	80	76	82	77	72	71	71	74	76	76	77	76	70	66	65	65
Tue	65	85	83	87	79	73	71	71	73	71	74	83	83	75	66	65	64
Wed	65	82	82	87	83	73	71	71	72	74	76	80	82	73	66	65	64
Thu	66	86	82	88	81	73	71	72	71	74	77	86	83	74	67	66	64
Fri	64	70	71	80	75	71	74	78	78	80	83	85	78	71	69	65	64
Sat	64	64	65	66	68	74	84	87	89	82	75	73	69	68	66	65	64
Sun	64	64	65	66	66	68	70	73	71	70	67	67	67	67	67	67	64