Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Vista to Huntington Beach
Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 64 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 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 |
| Tue | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 |
| Wed | 61 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 |
| Thu | 61 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 62 |
| Fri | 61 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 84 | 88 | 81 | 83 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 61 |
| Sat | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 89 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 61 |
| Sun | 61 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 89 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 86 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 64 | 65 | 61 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Vista to Huntington Beach (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (97 minutes).
About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach?
On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Vista to Huntington Beach?
The 64-mile drive usually takes 61 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Vista to Huntington Beach?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 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
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