Best Time to Drive from Vista to Ontario

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 77 minutes via I-15 North.

Only 56% 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 Ontario 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	80	93	101	94	91	89	89	89	90	90	89	89	90	85	80	78	77
Tue	79	94	105	97	89	87	87	87	88	90	92	98	94	86	83	79	76
Wed	79	95	103	96	91	89	87	87	88	90	94	99	94	84	80	77	76
Thu	80	93	103	96	89	87	86	88	89	92	97	102	101	90	83	79	77
Fri	77	83	93	94	88	89	90	92	91	99	107	108	98	91	86	81	76
Sat	76	77	78	80	83	85	87	87	87	90	87	85	83	81	80	79	77
Sun	76	77	77	78	80	82	88	86	86	83	81	81	79	81	82	80	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Vista to Ontario (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 108 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 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (19 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 Ontario 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 Ontario?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 76 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Ontario?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (30 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (21 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

More drives

Ontario 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	80	93	101	94	91	89	89	89	90	90	89	89	90	85	80	78	77
Tue	79	94	105	97	89	87	87	87	88	90	92	98	94	86	83	79	76
Wed	79	95	103	96	91	89	87	87	88	90	94	99	94	84	80	77	76
Thu	80	93	103	96	89	87	86	88	89	92	97	102	101	90	83	79	77
Fri	77	83	93	94	88	89	90	92	91	99	107	108	98	91	86	81	76
Sat	76	77	78	80	83	85	87	87	87	90	87	85	83	81	80	79	77
Sun	76	77	77	78	80	82	88	86	86	83	81	81	79	81	82	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	93	101	94	91	89	89	89	90	90	89	89	90	85	80	78	77
Tue	79	94	105	97	89	87	87	87	88	90	92	98	94	86	83	79	76
Wed	79	95	103	96	91	89	87	87	88	90	94	99	94	84	80	77	76
Thu	80	93	103	96	89	87	86	88	89	92	97	102	101	90	83	79	77
Fri	77	83	93	94	88	89	90	92	91	99	107	108	98	91	86	81	76
Sat	76	77	78	80	83	85	87	87	87	90	87	85	83	81	80	79	77
Sun	76	77	77	78	80	82	88	86	86	83	81	81	79	81	82	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	93	101	94	91	89	89	89	90	90	89	89	90	85	80	78	77
Tue	79	94	105	97	89	87	87	87	88	90	92	98	94	86	83	79	76
Wed	79	95	103	96	91	89	87	87	88	90	94	99	94	84	80	77	76
Thu	80	93	103	96	89	87	86	88	89	92	97	102	101	90	83	79	77
Fri	77	83	93	94	88	89	90	92	91	99	107	108	98	91	86	81	76
Sat	76	77	78	80	83	85	87	87	87	90	87	85	83	81	80	79	77
Sun	76	77	77	78	80	82	88	86	86	83	81	81	79	81	82	80	76