Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Vista

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-5 South, usually 80 at this time.

Only 18% 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 Rowland Heights 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	71	78	87	92	88	80	77	78	79	79	80	82	84	78	74	73	72
Tue	72	80	95	96	90	83	81	82	80	80	84	85	88	82	75	74	72
Wed	71	80	93	97	92	87	82	82	80	82	87	85	87	83	76	74	72
Thu	72	80	90	92	90	85	83	81	84	84	87	86	86	82	76	73	72
Fri	72	79	88	89	89	88	92	101	101	106	110	105	100	87	80	75	73
Sat	72	73	74	81	94	108	107	106	106	97	97	102	86	80	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	88	86	85	84	86	84	78	76	76	77	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Vista (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Vista?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 71 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Vista?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (40 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (4 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	71	78	87	92	88	80	77	78	79	79	80	82	84	78	74	73	72
Tue	72	80	95	96	90	83	81	82	80	80	84	85	88	82	75	74	72
Wed	71	80	93	97	92	87	82	82	80	82	87	85	87	83	76	74	72
Thu	72	80	90	92	90	85	83	81	84	84	87	86	86	82	76	73	72
Fri	72	79	88	89	89	88	92	101	101	106	110	105	100	87	80	75	73
Sat	72	73	74	81	94	108	107	106	106	97	97	102	86	80	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	88	86	85	84	86	84	78	76	76	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	87	92	88	80	77	78	79	79	80	82	84	78	74	73	72
Tue	72	80	95	96	90	83	81	82	80	80	84	85	88	82	75	74	72
Wed	71	80	93	97	92	87	82	82	80	82	87	85	87	83	76	74	72
Thu	72	80	90	92	90	85	83	81	84	84	87	86	86	82	76	73	72
Fri	72	79	88	89	89	88	92	101	101	106	110	105	100	87	80	75	73
Sat	72	73	74	81	94	108	107	106	106	97	97	102	86	80	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	88	86	85	84	86	84	78	76	76	77	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	87	92	88	80	77	78	79	79	80	82	84	78	74	73	72
Tue	72	80	95	96	90	83	81	82	80	80	84	85	88	82	75	74	72
Wed	71	80	93	97	92	87	82	82	80	82	87	85	87	83	76	74	72
Thu	72	80	90	92	90	85	83	81	84	84	87	86	86	82	76	73	72
Fri	72	79	88	89	89	88	92	101	101	106	110	105	100	87	80	75	73
Sat	72	73	74	81	94	108	107	106	106	97	97	102	86	80	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	88	86	85	84	86	84	78	76	76	77	72