Best Time to Drive from Sun City to San Diego

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-15 South, usually 67 at this time.

Only 66% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Sun City to San Diego (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (88 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sun City 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 Sun City to San Diego?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sun City to San Diego?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 66 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sun City to San Diego?

Leaving around 7 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (14 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles)

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

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