Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Vista to El Cajon
Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via I-15 South and SR-52 East, usually 46 at this time.
Only 53% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 45 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Tue | 45 | 49 | 64 | 78 | 62 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Wed | 45 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 59 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Thu | 45 | 49 | 63 | 75 | 60 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Fri | 45 | 49 | 54 | 58 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
| Sat | 45 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Sun | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Vista to El Cajon (via I-15 South and SR-52 East) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).
About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central El Cajon 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 El Cajon?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Vista to El Cajon?
The 45-mile drive usually takes 45 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Vista to El Cajon?
Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 South in San Diego (24 miles) · SR-52 East in San Diego (9 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (3 miles)
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