Best Time to Drive from San Marcos to Chino Hills

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 99 minutes via I-15 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Marcos to Chino Hills 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	86	111	110	101	88	84	84	83	85	88	88	91	89	87	80	77	76
Tue	86	113	114	103	90	84	83	84	85	89	95	102	96	86	81	79	76
Wed	84	109	112	99	90	84	83	83	86	90	96	106	98	85	79	77	76
Thu	85	110	107	95	88	84	84	85	86	92	98	114	109	92	84	78	76
Fri	81	88	91	88	85	85	86	89	92	106	129	129	116	96	89	82	79
Sat	76	77	77	79	81	85	86	86	86	88	88	87	84	82	82	82	77
Sun	76	76	76	78	80	83	85	85	83	82	80	80	80	80	80	79	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from San Marcos to Chino Hills (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Marcos to central Chino Hills 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 Marcos to Chino Hills?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Marcos to Chino Hills?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 76 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Marcos to Chino Hills?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (26 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (19 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-71 South in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-71 South in Orange County (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	111	110	101	88	84	84	83	85	88	88	91	89	87	80	77	76
Tue	86	113	114	103	90	84	83	84	85	89	95	102	96	86	81	79	76
Wed	84	109	112	99	90	84	83	83	86	90	96	106	98	85	79	77	76
Thu	85	110	107	95	88	84	84	85	86	92	98	114	109	92	84	78	76
Fri	81	88	91	88	85	85	86	89	92	106	129	129	116	96	89	82	79
Sat	76	77	77	79	81	85	86	86	86	88	88	87	84	82	82	82	77
Sun	76	76	76	78	80	83	85	85	83	82	80	80	80	80	80	79	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	111	110	101	88	84	84	83	85	88	88	91	89	87	80	77	76
Tue	86	113	114	103	90	84	83	84	85	89	95	102	96	86	81	79	76
Wed	84	109	112	99	90	84	83	83	86	90	96	106	98	85	79	77	76
Thu	85	110	107	95	88	84	84	85	86	92	98	114	109	92	84	78	76
Fri	81	88	91	88	85	85	86	89	92	106	129	129	116	96	89	82	79
Sat	76	77	77	79	81	85	86	86	86	88	88	87	84	82	82	82	77
Sun	76	76	76	78	80	83	85	85	83	82	80	80	80	80	80	79	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	111	110	101	88	84	84	83	85	88	88	91	89	87	80	77	76
Tue	86	113	114	103	90	84	83	84	85	89	95	102	96	86	81	79	76
Wed	84	109	112	99	90	84	83	83	86	90	96	106	98	85	79	77	76
Thu	85	110	107	95	88	84	84	85	86	92	98	114	109	92	84	78	76
Fri	81	88	91	88	85	85	86	89	92	106	129	129	116	96	89	82	79
Sat	76	77	77	79	81	85	86	86	86	88	88	87	84	82	82	82	77
Sun	76	76	76	78	80	83	85	85	83	82	80	80	80	80	80	79	76