Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Clemente to Vista
Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-5 South, usually 39 at this time.
Only 47% 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 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Tue | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Wed | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Thu | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Fri | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 50 | 44 | 36 | 30 | 28 |
| Sat | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 51 | 41 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Sun | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 31-mile drive from San Clemente to Vista (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (56 minutes).
About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.5 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Clemente 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 San Clemente to Vista?
On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Clemente to Vista?
The 31-mile drive usually takes 27 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Clemente to Vista?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in San Diego (18 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (4 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow
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