Best Time to Drive from Vista to Cathedral City

Right now (6:51 pm PDT): about 135 minutes via I-10 East and I-15 North, usually 124 at this time.

Only 17% 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 102-mile drive from Vista to Cathedral City (via I-10 East and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 116 minutes and up to 144 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 126 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (127 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 54 miles surface streets (66 to 79 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 116 minutes then, versus up to 144 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vista to Cathedral City?

The 102-mile drive usually takes 116 to 144 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 126 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Cathedral City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 144 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles)

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