Best Time to Drive from Vista to Anaheim

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-5 North, usually 67 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Anaheim 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	60	61	65	66	64	67	67	71	70	70	72	74	77	67	63	62	60
Tue	60	61	65	67	66	68	69	69	69	71	74	74	74	70	65	62	60
Wed	59	61	65	66	67	69	69	70	69	71	74	75	74	70	67	63	60
Thu	59	62	64	66	67	69	69	70	72	71	73	74	77	75	69	64	61
Fri	59	61	63	65	66	70	69	74	77	93	96	92	91	77	68	64	59
Sat	60	60	60	61	65	69	87	89	86	94	88	80	75	71	67	66	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	69	88	97	100	98	91	82	82	74	67	65	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Vista to Anaheim (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 97 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (101 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (about 3 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to Disneyland 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 Anaheim?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 97 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vista to Anaheim?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 59 to 97 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Anaheim?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 97 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (39 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (7 miles)

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

More drives

Anaheim to Vista (return trip) · Vista to San Diego · Vista to Long Beach · Vista to Riverside · Vista to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	61	65	66	64	67	67	71	70	70	72	74	77	67	63	62	60
Tue	60	61	65	67	66	68	69	69	69	71	74	74	74	70	65	62	60
Wed	59	61	65	66	67	69	69	70	69	71	74	75	74	70	67	63	60
Thu	59	62	64	66	67	69	69	70	72	71	73	74	77	75	69	64	61
Fri	59	61	63	65	66	70	69	74	77	93	96	92	91	77	68	64	59
Sat	60	60	60	61	65	69	87	89	86	94	88	80	75	71	67	66	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	69	88	97	100	98	91	82	82	74	67	65	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	61	65	66	64	67	67	71	70	70	72	74	77	67	63	62	60
Tue	60	61	65	67	66	68	69	69	69	71	74	74	74	70	65	62	60
Wed	59	61	65	66	67	69	69	70	69	71	74	75	74	70	67	63	60
Thu	59	62	64	66	67	69	69	70	72	71	73	74	77	75	69	64	61
Fri	59	61	63	65	66	70	69	74	77	93	96	92	91	77	68	64	59
Sat	60	60	60	61	65	69	87	89	86	94	88	80	75	71	67	66	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	69	88	97	100	98	91	82	82	74	67	65	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	61	65	66	64	67	67	71	70	70	72	74	77	67	63	62	60
Tue	60	61	65	67	66	68	69	69	69	71	74	74	74	70	65	62	60
Wed	59	61	65	66	67	69	69	70	69	71	74	75	74	70	67	63	60
Thu	59	62	64	66	67	69	69	70	72	71	73	74	77	75	69	64	61
Fri	59	61	63	65	66	70	69	74	77	93	96	92	91	77	68	64	59
Sat	60	60	60	61	65	69	87	89	86	94	88	80	75	71	67	66	60
Sun	60	60	60	61	63	69	88	97	100	98	91	82	82	74	67	65	59