Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Vista to Norwalk
Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-5 North, usually 83 at this time.
Only 15% 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 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Tue | 68 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 68 |
| Wed | 67 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 68 |
| Thu | 67 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 72 | 69 |
| Fri | 67 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 83 | 87 | 101 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 86 | 78 | 72 | 68 |
| Sat | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 102 | 97 | 89 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 68 |
| Sun | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 95 | 95 | 106 | 106 | 100 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 76 | 73 | 67 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Vista to Norwalk (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (108 minutes).
About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Vista to Norwalk?
The 77-mile drive usually takes 67 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Vista to Norwalk?
Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Orange County (48 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (7 miles)
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Norwalk 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