Best Time to Drive from South Whittier to Vista

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-5 South, usually 77 at this time.

Only 52% 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 South Whittier to Vista 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	72	77	86	94	86	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	81	76	73	73	72
Tue	72	78	94	100	91	82	78	78	77	77	80	80	84	78	74	74	73
Wed	71	78	90	100	91	81	79	78	78	80	84	83	84	80	75	74	73
Thu	72	79	90	99	93	83	81	80	80	83	86	85	84	79	75	74	72
Fri	72	78	85	87	86	89	94	101	100	104	111	104	97	85	80	76	73
Sat	72	73	74	82	95	109	105	103	106	96	96	100	83	79	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	88	84	83	82	83	84	77	76	76	76	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from South Whittier to Vista (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Whittier to central 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 South Whittier to Vista?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Whittier to Vista?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Whittier to Vista?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (49 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Vista to South Whittier (return trip) · South Whittier to East Los Angeles

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	86	94	86	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	81	76	73	73	72
Tue	72	78	94	100	91	82	78	78	77	77	80	80	84	78	74	74	73
Wed	71	78	90	100	91	81	79	78	78	80	84	83	84	80	75	74	73
Thu	72	79	90	99	93	83	81	80	80	83	86	85	84	79	75	74	72
Fri	72	78	85	87	86	89	94	101	100	104	111	104	97	85	80	76	73
Sat	72	73	74	82	95	109	105	103	106	96	96	100	83	79	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	88	84	83	82	83	84	77	76	76	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	86	94	86	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	81	76	73	73	72
Tue	72	78	94	100	91	82	78	78	77	77	80	80	84	78	74	74	73
Wed	71	78	90	100	91	81	79	78	78	80	84	83	84	80	75	74	73
Thu	72	79	90	99	93	83	81	80	80	83	86	85	84	79	75	74	72
Fri	72	78	85	87	86	89	94	101	100	104	111	104	97	85	80	76	73
Sat	72	73	74	82	95	109	105	103	106	96	96	100	83	79	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	88	84	83	82	83	84	77	76	76	76	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	77	86	94	86	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	81	76	73	73	72
Tue	72	78	94	100	91	82	78	78	77	77	80	80	84	78	74	74	73
Wed	71	78	90	100	91	81	79	78	78	80	84	83	84	80	75	74	73
Thu	72	79	90	99	93	83	81	80	80	83	86	85	84	79	75	74	72
Fri	72	78	85	87	86	89	94	101	100	104	111	104	97	85	80	76	73
Sat	72	73	74	82	95	109	105	103	106	96	96	100	83	79	76	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	79	88	84	83	82	83	84	77	76	76	76	73