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Best Time to Drive from Visalia to Tulare

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 18 minutes via SR-198 West and SR-99 South, usually 18 at this time.

Only 39% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Visalia to Tulare by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 16-mile drive from Visalia to Tulare (via SR-198 West and SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 17 minutes and up to 20 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 9 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 19 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7:30 am on Saturdays (20 minutes).

About 12 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (7 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Visalia to central Tulare 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 Visalia to Tulare?

On weekdays, leave before 9 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 17 minutes then, versus up to 20 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Visalia to Tulare?

The 16-mile drive usually takes 17 to 20 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 19 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Visalia to Tulare?

Leaving around 12 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 20 minutes.

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