Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from San Diego to Mira Mesa

Right now (6:24 pm PDT): about 27 minutes via SR-163 North, usually 23 at this time.

Only 16% 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.

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from San Diego to Mira Mesa (via SR-163 North) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 22 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (22 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Mira Mesa to San Diego

Freeway, about 8 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 9 miles: 14 to 30 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown San Diego to central Mira Mesa along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from San Diego to Mira Mesa by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon2121212323212221212227312922212121
Tue2121212324222121222230343428212121
Wed2121212323222121222230363729212121
Thu2121212324222122222230353327212121
Fri2121212222212222222329302723212121
Sat2121212121212121222222222221212221
Sun2121212121212121212121212121212221

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 Mira Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Diego to Mira Mesa?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 21 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 22 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Diego to Mira Mesa?

Leaving around 5 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

SR-163 North in San Diego (8 miles)

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