Best Time to Drive from Vista to Rowland Heights

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-5 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Rowland Heights 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	72	72	79	81	78	80	80	83	83	84	86	87	88	80	76	74	72
Tue	72	74	78	81	80	82	82	83	82	85	88	89	91	83	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	79	80	81	83	82	83	82	85	88	90	89	84	79	75	72
Thu	71	74	77	80	81	82	83	83	85	84	88	89	89	86	80	76	72
Fri	72	74	77	79	81	84	83	87	92	102	100	102	99	91	82	76	71
Sat	71	72	73	74	77	80	93	96	93	105	101	93	86	82	79	77	72
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	79	98	98	111	109	103	97	95	85	79	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Vista to Rowland Heights (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 102 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (113 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vista to Rowland Heights?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Rowland Heights?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (35 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (7 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Rowland Heights 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	72	72	79	81	78	80	80	83	83	84	86	87	88	80	76	74	72
Tue	72	74	78	81	80	82	82	83	82	85	88	89	91	83	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	79	80	81	83	82	83	82	85	88	90	89	84	79	75	72
Thu	71	74	77	80	81	82	83	83	85	84	88	89	89	86	80	76	72
Fri	72	74	77	79	81	84	83	87	92	102	100	102	99	91	82	76	71
Sat	71	72	73	74	77	80	93	96	93	105	101	93	86	82	79	77	72
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	79	98	98	111	109	103	97	95	85	79	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	72	79	81	78	80	80	83	83	84	86	87	88	80	76	74	72
Tue	72	74	78	81	80	82	82	83	82	85	88	89	91	83	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	79	80	81	83	82	83	82	85	88	90	89	84	79	75	72
Thu	71	74	77	80	81	82	83	83	85	84	88	89	89	86	80	76	72
Fri	72	74	77	79	81	84	83	87	92	102	100	102	99	91	82	76	71
Sat	71	72	73	74	77	80	93	96	93	105	101	93	86	82	79	77	72
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	79	98	98	111	109	103	97	95	85	79	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	72	79	81	78	80	80	83	83	84	86	87	88	80	76	74	72
Tue	72	74	78	81	80	82	82	83	82	85	88	89	91	83	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	79	80	81	83	82	83	82	85	88	90	89	84	79	75	72
Thu	71	74	77	80	81	82	83	83	85	84	88	89	89	86	80	76	72
Fri	72	74	77	79	81	84	83	87	92	102	100	102	99	91	82	76	71
Sat	71	72	73	74	77	80	93	96	93	105	101	93	86	82	79	77	72
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	79	98	98	111	109	103	97	95	85	79	77	71