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Best Time to Drive from SAN to La Jolla

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 20 minutes via I-5 North, usually 19 at this time.

On weekdays the 11-mile drive from SAN to La Jolla (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 19 minutes and up to 34 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 pm on Sundays (20 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: La Jolla to SAN

Freeway, about 4 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 16 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 San Diego International Airport (SAN) (Vera Cruz Avenue) to central La Jolla (Fay Avenue) 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 to La Jolla by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon1919192020191919191920232320191919
Tue1919202121201919191923293329191919
Wed1919202221201919191922272924191919
Thu1919192120191919191923293327191920
Fri1919191920191920192025272723191919
Sat1919191919202020202020202019192019
Sun1919191919191919191919191919192020

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 to La Jolla?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 19 minutes then, versus up to 34 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from SAN to La Jolla?

The 11-mile drive usually takes 19 to 34 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from SAN to La Jolla?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 34 minutes.

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