Best Time to Drive from Vista to Rialto

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 77 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Rialto 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	75	94	108	96	88	89	91	92	100	97	96	95	92	81	76	74	73
Tue	74	98	114	103	89	87	88	91	95	98	101	102	95	82	76	74	73
Wed	76	100	109	97	87	89	87	89	94	98	102	103	97	83	76	73	72
Thu	74	97	110	100	90	87	88	89	94	99	105	107	102	89	80	75	73
Fri	74	88	98	93	89	93	95	99	100	110	114	112	104	94	80	75	74
Sat	72	72	73	75	79	84	85	86	86	90	86	83	85	79	77	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	74	75	80	87	90	87	83	81	79	78	77	79	76	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Vista to Rialto (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (102 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 17 miles surface streets (23 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 72 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Rialto?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (34 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 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

Rialto 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	75	94	108	96	88	89	91	92	100	97	96	95	92	81	76	74	73
Tue	74	98	114	103	89	87	88	91	95	98	101	102	95	82	76	74	73
Wed	76	100	109	97	87	89	87	89	94	98	102	103	97	83	76	73	72
Thu	74	97	110	100	90	87	88	89	94	99	105	107	102	89	80	75	73
Fri	74	88	98	93	89	93	95	99	100	110	114	112	104	94	80	75	74
Sat	72	72	73	75	79	84	85	86	86	90	86	83	85	79	77	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	74	75	80	87	90	87	83	81	79	78	77	79	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	94	108	96	88	89	91	92	100	97	96	95	92	81	76	74	73
Tue	74	98	114	103	89	87	88	91	95	98	101	102	95	82	76	74	73
Wed	76	100	109	97	87	89	87	89	94	98	102	103	97	83	76	73	72
Thu	74	97	110	100	90	87	88	89	94	99	105	107	102	89	80	75	73
Fri	74	88	98	93	89	93	95	99	100	110	114	112	104	94	80	75	74
Sat	72	72	73	75	79	84	85	86	86	90	86	83	85	79	77	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	74	75	80	87	90	87	83	81	79	78	77	79	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	94	108	96	88	89	91	92	100	97	96	95	92	81	76	74	73
Tue	74	98	114	103	89	87	88	91	95	98	101	102	95	82	76	74	73
Wed	76	100	109	97	87	89	87	89	94	98	102	103	97	83	76	73	72
Thu	74	97	110	100	90	87	88	89	94	99	105	107	102	89	80	75	73
Fri	74	88	98	93	89	93	95	99	100	110	114	112	104	94	80	75	74
Sat	72	72	73	75	79	84	85	86	86	90	86	83	85	79	77	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	74	75	80	87	90	87	83	81	79	78	77	79	76	72