Best Time to Drive from Vista to Aliso Viejo

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 45 minutes via I-5 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 24% 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 Vista to Aliso Viejo 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	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	44	44	44	46	43	42	42	41
Tue	41	42	41	43	43	44	45	44	44	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	42
Wed	41	42	42	42	43	45	44	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42
Thu	41	42	42	42	43	45	45	45	46	44	44	44	47	48	45	44	42
Fri	41	42	42	42	44	46	45	50	52	59	56	57	59	53	46	43	41
Sat	41	41	41	42	43	44	56	60	57	67	64	55	50	45	43	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	46	65	63	75	73	67	60	59	47	44	44	41

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Vista to Aliso Viejo (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 41 minutes and up to 59 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 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 Vista to central Aliso Viejo 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 Vista to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 41 minutes then, versus up to 59 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vista to Aliso Viejo?

The 46-mile drive usually takes 41 to 59 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 59 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Aliso Viejo to Vista (return trip) · Vista to San Diego · Vista to Long Beach · Vista to Anaheim · Vista to Riverside · Vista to Santa Ana · Vista to Santa Monica · Vista to Chula Vista · Vista to Irvine · Vista to San Bernardino · Vista to Fontana · Vista to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	44	44	44	46	43	42	42	41
Tue	41	42	41	43	43	44	45	44	44	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	42
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Thu	41	42	42	42	43	45	45	45	46	44	44	44	47	48	45	44	42
Fri	41	42	42	42	44	46	45	50	52	59	56	57	59	53	46	43	41
Sat	41	41	41	42	43	44	56	60	57	67	64	55	50	45	43	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	46	65	63	75	73	67	60	59	47	44	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	44	44	44	46	43	42	42	41
Tue	41	42	41	43	43	44	45	44	44	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	42
Wed	41	42	42	42	43	45	44	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42
Thu	41	42	42	42	43	45	45	45	46	44	44	44	47	48	45	44	42
Fri	41	42	42	42	44	46	45	50	52	59	56	57	59	53	46	43	41
Sat	41	41	41	42	43	44	56	60	57	67	64	55	50	45	43	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	46	65	63	75	73	67	60	59	47	44	44	41

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	41	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	44	44	44	46	43	42	42	41
Tue	41	42	41	43	43	44	45	44	44	44	44	43	44	43	43	43	42
Wed	41	42	42	42	43	45	44	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42
Thu	41	42	42	42	43	45	45	45	46	44	44	44	47	48	45	44	42
Fri	41	42	42	42	44	46	45	50	52	59	56	57	59	53	46	43	41
Sat	41	41	41	42	43	44	56	60	57	67	64	55	50	45	43	43	41
Sun	41	41	41	42	42	46	65	63	75	73	67	60	59	47	44	44	41