Best Time to Drive from San Diego to Fallbrook

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 56 minutes via I-15 North, usually 58 at this time.

Only 54% 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	60	69	83	76	58	56	56	55
Tue	55	55	57	62	60	59	58	58	58	60	79	88	83	64	57	56	55
Wed	55	55	57	59	60	58	58	59	59	61	83	94	85	67	57	56	55
Thu	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	59	59	63	91	96	85	67	56	56	55
Fri	55	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	62	82	97	90	75	60	57	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	64	64	64	60	57	56	56	57	57
Sun	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	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 99 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (65 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 24 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 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 99 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 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Diego to Fallbrook?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 99 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	60	69	83	76	58	56	56	55
Tue	55	55	57	62	60	59	58	58	58	60	79	88	83	64	57	56	55
Wed	55	55	57	59	60	58	58	59	59	61	83	94	85	67	57	56	55
Thu	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	59	59	63	91	96	85	67	56	56	55
Fri	55	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	62	82	97	90	75	60	57	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	64	64	64	60	57	56	56	57	57
Sun	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	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	60	69	83	76	58	56	56	55
Tue	55	55	57	62	60	59	58	58	58	60	79	88	83	64	57	56	55
Wed	55	55	57	59	60	58	58	59	59	61	83	94	85	67	57	56	55
Thu	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	59	59	63	91	96	85	67	56	56	55
Fri	55	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	62	82	97	90	75	60	57	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	64	64	64	60	57	56	56	57	57
Sun	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	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	60	69	83	76	58	56	56	55
Tue	55	55	57	62	60	59	58	58	58	60	79	88	83	64	57	56	55
Wed	55	55	57	59	60	58	58	59	59	61	83	94	85	67	57	56	55
Thu	55	56	57	60	60	58	58	59	59	63	91	96	85	67	56	56	55
Fri	55	56	56	58	58	58	58	59	62	82	97	90	75	60	57	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	64	64	64	60	57	56	56	57	57
Sun	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	55