Best Time to Drive from Vista to Highland

Right now (12:20 am PDT): about 76 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North.

Only 44% 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 Highland 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	78	94	106	98	90	90	91	93	98	99	102	106	98	87	81	79	77
Tue	77	97	111	102	89	88	88	93	94	99	109	116	102	88	80	78	75
Wed	77	98	107	98	88	87	89	90	95	100	108	114	102	89	79	79	78
Thu	77	96	107	99	91	89	90	91	96	103	115	118	107	91	82	77	76
Fri	77	88	98	93	90	93	96	101	104	117	124	122	110	98	84	78	77
Sat	75	76	76	79	82	85	88	89	91	92	90	86	86	82	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	82	88	89	87	83	83	81	81	81	81	79	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Vista to Highland (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 125 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 125 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 75 to 125 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Highland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 125 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (4 miles) · I-210 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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More drives

Highland 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	78	94	106	98	90	90	91	93	98	99	102	106	98	87	81	79	77
Tue	77	97	111	102	89	88	88	93	94	99	109	116	102	88	80	78	75
Wed	77	98	107	98	88	87	89	90	95	100	108	114	102	89	79	79	78
Thu	77	96	107	99	91	89	90	91	96	103	115	118	107	91	82	77	76
Fri	77	88	98	93	90	93	96	101	104	117	124	122	110	98	84	78	77
Sat	75	76	76	79	82	85	88	89	91	92	90	86	86	82	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	82	88	89	87	83	83	81	81	81	81	79	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	94	106	98	90	90	91	93	98	99	102	106	98	87	81	79	77
Tue	77	97	111	102	89	88	88	93	94	99	109	116	102	88	80	78	75
Wed	77	98	107	98	88	87	89	90	95	100	108	114	102	89	79	79	78
Thu	77	96	107	99	91	89	90	91	96	103	115	118	107	91	82	77	76
Fri	77	88	98	93	90	93	96	101	104	117	124	122	110	98	84	78	77
Sat	75	76	76	79	82	85	88	89	91	92	90	86	86	82	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	82	88	89	87	83	83	81	81	81	81	79	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	94	106	98	90	90	91	93	98	99	102	106	98	87	81	79	77
Tue	77	97	111	102	89	88	88	93	94	99	109	116	102	88	80	78	75
Wed	77	98	107	98	88	87	89	90	95	100	108	114	102	89	79	79	78
Thu	77	96	107	99	91	89	90	91	96	103	115	118	107	91	82	77	76
Fri	77	88	98	93	90	93	96	101	104	117	124	122	110	98	84	78	77
Sat	75	76	76	79	82	85	88	89	91	92	90	86	86	82	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	78	82	88	89	87	83	83	81	81	81	81	79	75