Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santee to Chula Vista
Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via I-15 South and I-5 South, usually 30 at this time.
Only 31% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 29 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Tue | 29 | 30 | 31 | 41 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 53 | 47 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Wed | 29 | 29 | 31 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 48 | 52 | 48 | 41 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Thu | 29 | 30 | 31 | 43 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 53 | 57 | 54 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Fri | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 50 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Sat | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Sun | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Santee to Chula Vista (via I-15 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 31 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 8:30 am on Saturdays (37 minutes).
About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (19 to 34 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santee 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 Santee to Chula Vista?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santee to Chula Vista?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 29 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 31 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santee to Chula Vista?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 South in San Diego (7 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (4 miles)
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