Best Time to Drive from San Juan Capistrano to Chula Vista

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 114 minutes via I-5 South, usually 80 at this time.

Only 56% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from San Juan Capistrano to Chula Vista (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Juan Capistrano to central Chula 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 Juan Capistrano to Chula Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Juan Capistrano to Chula Vista?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 66 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Juan Capistrano to Chula Vista?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (55 miles) · I-5 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-805 South in San Diego (3 miles)

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