Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santee to San Diego
Right now (12:19 am PDT): about 20 minutes via SR-52 West and SR-163 South.
Only 36% 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 |
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| Mon | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Tue | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Wed | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Thu | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Fri | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Sat | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Sun | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 21-mile drive from Santee to San Diego (via SR-52 West and SR-163 South) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 31 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (21 minutes).
About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santee to downtown San Diego 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 San Diego?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 31 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Santee to San Diego?
The 21-mile drive usually takes 20 to 31 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santee to San Diego?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 31 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-52 West in San Diego (11 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (8 miles)
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More drives
San Diego to Santee (return trip) · Santee to Chula Vista · Santee to Oceanside · Santee to Escondido · Santee to Carlsbad · Santee to Temecula · Santee to Murrieta · Santee to Vista · Santee to Mission Viejo