Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Vista to Riverside
Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 70 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 68 at this time.
Only 32% 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 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
| Tue | 64 | 75 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 81 | 86 | 83 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
| Wed | 64 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 67 | 65 | 64 |
| Thu | 64 | 75 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 77 | 70 | 65 | 64 |
| Fri | 64 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 90 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 65 |
| Sat | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 |
| Sun | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 64 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Vista to Riverside (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 90 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).
About 50 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (20 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central Riverside 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 Riverside?
On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 90 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Vista to Riverside?
The 65-mile drive usually takes 64 to 90 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Vista to Riverside?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 90 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-215 North in Inland Empire (29 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
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