Best Time to Drive from San Diego to La Presa

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 23 minutes via I-5 South, usually 23 at this time.

Only 24% 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 La Presa 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	22	22	22	26	23	23	23	23	23	23	34	37	32	26	23	23	23
Tue	22	22	24	32	23	23	23	23	23	23	36	39	33	28	23	23	23
Wed	22	22	27	32	23	23	23	23	24	24	36	38	35	29	23	23	22
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Fri	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	36	34	28	25	24	23	22
Sat	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Sun	22	22	22	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from San Diego to La Presa (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 22 minutes and up to 41 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 23 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (24 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (14 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 La Presa 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 La Presa?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 22 minutes then, versus up to 41 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Diego to La Presa?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 22 to 41 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 23 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Diego to La Presa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 41 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (10 miles)

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