Best Time to Drive from Vista to Rialto

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 93 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 35% 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	76	98	112	104	91	92	94	95	102	103	101	98	94	81	75	73	72
Tue	74	100	117	109	92	89	91	96	99	103	106	107	99	85	75	73	72
Wed	75	103	115	105	89	90	91	94	99	103	106	108	100	85	76	73	72
Thu	75	98	113	105	92	89	93	94	99	104	110	112	104	89	79	74	72
Fri	76	92	104	98	92	96	100	105	106	115	116	116	107	95	80	74	73
Sat	72	72	73	76	79	83	85	88	89	90	88	84	85	80	77	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	80	85	90	87	82	82	79	80	80	78	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 117 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (93 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 37 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 117 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 72-mile drive usually takes 72 to 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Rialto?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	76	98	112	104	91	92	94	95	102	103	101	98	94	81	75	73	72
Tue	74	100	117	109	92	89	91	96	99	103	106	107	99	85	75	73	72
Wed	75	103	115	105	89	90	91	94	99	103	106	108	100	85	76	73	72
Thu	75	98	113	105	92	89	93	94	99	104	110	112	104	89	79	74	72
Fri	76	92	104	98	92	96	100	105	106	115	116	116	107	95	80	74	73
Sat	72	72	73	76	79	83	85	88	89	90	88	84	85	80	77	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	80	85	90	87	82	82	79	80	80	78	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	98	112	104	91	92	94	95	102	103	101	98	94	81	75	73	72
Tue	74	100	117	109	92	89	91	96	99	103	106	107	99	85	75	73	72
Wed	75	103	115	105	89	90	91	94	99	103	106	108	100	85	76	73	72
Thu	75	98	113	105	92	89	93	94	99	104	110	112	104	89	79	74	72
Fri	76	92	104	98	92	96	100	105	106	115	116	116	107	95	80	74	73
Sat	72	72	73	76	79	83	85	88	89	90	88	84	85	80	77	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	80	85	90	87	82	82	79	80	80	78	76	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	98	112	104	91	92	94	95	102	103	101	98	94	81	75	73	72
Tue	74	100	117	109	92	89	91	96	99	103	106	107	99	85	75	73	72
Wed	75	103	115	105	89	90	91	94	99	103	106	108	100	85	76	73	72
Thu	75	98	113	105	92	89	93	94	99	104	110	112	104	89	79	74	72
Fri	76	92	104	98	92	96	100	105	106	115	116	116	107	95	80	74	73
Sat	72	72	73	76	79	83	85	88	89	90	88	84	85	80	77	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	80	85	90	87	82	82	79	80	80	78	76	72