Best Time to Drive from Vista to La Jolla

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 34 minutes via I-5 South and SR-78 West, usually 34 at this time.

Only 46% 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 La Jolla 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	32	33	35	49	39	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33
Tue	32	34	38	61	52	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	37	34	33	33	33
Wed	32	34	36	67	48	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	34	33	33	33
Thu	32	34	36	61	45	37	36	35	35	35	36	35	36	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	34	35	36	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	34	37	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Vista to La Jolla (via I-5 South and SR-78 West) usually takes as little as 32 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 35 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (37 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central La Jolla 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 La Jolla?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 32 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vista to La Jolla?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 32 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 35 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to La Jolla?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (16 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (10 miles) · I-805 South in San Diego (2 miles)

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More drives

La Jolla 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	32	33	35	49	39	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33
Tue	32	34	38	61	52	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	37	34	33	33	33
Wed	32	34	36	67	48	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	34	33	33	33
Thu	32	34	36	61	45	37	36	35	35	35	36	35	36	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	34	35	36	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	34	37	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	35	49	39	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33
Tue	32	34	38	61	52	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	37	34	33	33	33
Wed	32	34	36	67	48	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	34	33	33	33
Thu	32	34	36	61	45	37	36	35	35	35	36	35	36	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	34	35	36	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	34	37	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	32	33	35	49	39	36	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33
Tue	32	34	38	61	52	37	36	36	36	35	36	37	37	34	33	33	33
Wed	32	34	36	67	48	35	35	34	35	35	36	36	37	34	33	33	33
Thu	32	34	36	61	45	37	36	35	35	35	36	35	36	33	33	33	33
Fri	33	34	35	36	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	33	33
Sat	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	34	37	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	33
Sun	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33