Best Time to Drive from San Diego to Fallbrook

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 57 minutes via I-15 North, usually 57 at this time.

Only 52% 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 San Diego to Fallbrook 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	55	55	57	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	72	82	77	61	56	56	55
Tue	55	56	57	61	60	59	58	58	58	60	78	87	82	65	57	55	55
Wed	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	58	59	61	79	91	83	67	57	56	55
Thu	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	58	59	62	85	95	82	67	58	56	55
Fri	55	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	64	82	100	92	74	63	60	58	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	59	58	58	58	57	56	57	57	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	56	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from San Diego to Fallbrook (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (59 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from downtown San Diego to central Fallbrook 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 Diego to Fallbrook?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Diego to Fallbrook?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 55 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Diego to Fallbrook?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (38 miles) · SR-163 North in San Diego (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	57	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	72	82	77	61	56	56	55
Tue	55	56	57	61	60	59	58	58	58	60	78	87	82	65	57	55	55
Wed	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	58	59	61	79	91	83	67	57	56	55
Thu	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	58	59	62	85	95	82	67	58	56	55
Fri	55	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	64	82	100	92	74	63	60	58	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	59	58	58	58	57	56	57	57	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	57	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	72	82	77	61	56	56	55
Tue	55	56	57	61	60	59	58	58	58	60	78	87	82	65	57	55	55
Wed	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	58	59	61	79	91	83	67	57	56	55
Thu	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	58	59	62	85	95	82	67	58	56	55
Fri	55	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	64	82	100	92	74	63	60	58	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	59	58	58	58	57	56	57	57	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	55	57	59	59	58	58	58	58	59	72	82	77	61	56	56	55
Tue	55	56	57	61	60	59	58	58	58	60	78	87	82	65	57	55	55
Wed	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	58	59	61	79	91	83	67	57	56	55
Thu	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	58	59	62	85	95	82	67	58	56	55
Fri	55	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	64	82	100	92	74	63	60	58	56
Sat	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	59	58	58	58	57	56	57	57	56
Sun	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	56	55