Best Time to Drive from Vista to Mira Mesa

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-15 South, usually 32 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Mira Mesa 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	31	34	45	55	38	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	35	54	66	50	37	35	34	34	34	34	35	34	33	32	32	32
Wed	31	35	49	61	47	36	35	34	34	34	34	36	34	33	32	32	32
Thu	32	35	51	61	46	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	35	34	32	32	32
Fri	31	35	40	45	35	34	34	34	35	38	39	39	35	33	33	32	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

About this drive

On weekdays the 28-mile drive from Vista to Mira Mesa (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 31 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (10 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 31 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vista to Mira Mesa?

The 28-mile drive usually takes 31 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Mira Mesa?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 66 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (20 miles)

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More drives

Mira Mesa 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	31	34	45	55	38	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	35	54	66	50	37	35	34	34	34	34	35	34	33	32	32	32
Wed	31	35	49	61	47	36	35	34	34	34	34	36	34	33	32	32	32
Thu	32	35	51	61	46	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	35	34	32	32	32
Fri	31	35	40	45	35	34	34	34	35	38	39	39	35	33	33	32	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	45	55	38	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	35	54	66	50	37	35	34	34	34	34	35	34	33	32	32	32
Wed	31	35	49	61	47	36	35	34	34	34	34	36	34	33	32	32	32
Thu	32	35	51	61	46	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	35	34	32	32	32
Fri	31	35	40	45	35	34	34	34	35	38	39	39	35	33	33	32	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	31	34	45	55	38	35	35	34	34	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32
Tue	31	35	54	66	50	37	35	34	34	34	34	35	34	33	32	32	32
Wed	31	35	49	61	47	36	35	34	34	34	34	36	34	33	32	32	32
Thu	32	35	51	61	46	35	34	34	34	34	35	37	35	34	32	32	32
Fri	31	35	40	45	35	34	34	34	35	38	39	39	35	33	33	32	32
Sat	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	35	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32
Sun	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32