Best Time to Drive from Vista to South Whittier

Right now (7:20 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-5 North, usually 78 at this time.

Only 49% 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 South Whittier 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	71	72	77	79	76	79	79	83	82	83	84	85	88	79	75	74	71
Tue	71	73	77	80	79	81	82	81	81	84	86	85	87	82	77	74	71
Wed	71	73	78	78	79	82	82	82	81	84	86	87	87	83	79	74	71
Thu	71	74	77	78	80	81	82	82	84	83	86	87	89	87	80	75	72
Fri	71	73	76	78	79	82	82	87	90	100	98	100	101	91	83	76	71
Sat	71	72	72	73	76	80	93	96	93	105	101	92	86	82	79	76	71
Sun	71	72	71	73	74	80	98	99	111	109	103	97	95	86	79	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Vista to South Whittier (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 5 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (113 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista to central South Whittier 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 South Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vista to South Whittier?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to South Whittier?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (47 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (20 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

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

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

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