Best Time to Drive from San Marcos to Highland

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 138 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 94 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Highland 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	79	93	103	97	89	89	90	92	97	98	100	107	99	91	81	78	77
Tue	77	96	108	100	88	87	87	92	93	100	111	117	103	89	79	77	76
Wed	78	98	106	96	86	86	88	89	95	101	108	119	105	89	80	77	77
Thu	78	95	104	97	90	87	90	91	97	102	115	125	113	94	84	78	76
Fri	78	89	96	91	88	91	96	99	104	120	135	139	125	101	89	82	79
Sat	76	77	77	79	82	84	87	88	89	91	89	86	85	82	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	78	78	81	85	87	85	82	82	80	81	80	80	78	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from San Marcos to Highland (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 24 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 Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Marcos to Highland?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 76 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Marcos to Highland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (19 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (1.6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	93	103	97	89	89	90	92	97	98	100	107	99	91	81	78	77
Tue	77	96	108	100	88	87	87	92	93	100	111	117	103	89	79	77	76
Wed	78	98	106	96	86	86	88	89	95	101	108	119	105	89	80	77	77
Thu	78	95	104	97	90	87	90	91	97	102	115	125	113	94	84	78	76
Fri	78	89	96	91	88	91	96	99	104	120	135	139	125	101	89	82	79
Sat	76	77	77	79	82	84	87	88	89	91	89	86	85	82	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	78	78	81	85	87	85	82	82	80	81	80	80	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	93	103	97	89	89	90	92	97	98	100	107	99	91	81	78	77
Tue	77	96	108	100	88	87	87	92	93	100	111	117	103	89	79	77	76
Wed	78	98	106	96	86	86	88	89	95	101	108	119	105	89	80	77	77
Thu	78	95	104	97	90	87	90	91	97	102	115	125	113	94	84	78	76
Fri	78	89	96	91	88	91	96	99	104	120	135	139	125	101	89	82	79
Sat	76	77	77	79	82	84	87	88	89	91	89	86	85	82	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	78	78	81	85	87	85	82	82	80	81	80	80	78	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	93	103	97	89	89	90	92	97	98	100	107	99	91	81	78	77
Tue	77	96	108	100	88	87	87	92	93	100	111	117	103	89	79	77	76
Wed	78	98	106	96	86	86	88	89	95	101	108	119	105	89	80	77	77
Thu	78	95	104	97	90	87	90	91	97	102	115	125	113	94	84	78	76
Fri	78	89	96	91	88	91	96	99	104	120	135	139	125	101	89	82	79
Sat	76	77	77	79	82	84	87	88	89	91	89	86	85	82	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	78	78	81	85	87	85	82	82	80	81	80	80	78	76