Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Vista to San Clemente
Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 33 minutes via I-5 North and SR-78 West, usually 33 at this time.
Only 42% 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 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Tue | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Wed | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Thu | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Fri | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| Sat | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 51 | 48 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Sun | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Vista to San Clemente (via I-5 North and SR-78 West) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (56 minutes).
About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1 mile surface streets (1 to 2 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central San Clemente 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 San Clemente?
On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Vista to San Clemente?
The 31-mile drive usually takes 27 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Vista to San Clemente?
Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (7 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (3 miles)
San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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