Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Vista
Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 62 minutes via I-5 South and SR-73 South, usually 61 at this time.
Only 55% 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 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Tue | 60 | 61 | 65 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 60 |
| Wed | 60 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Thu | 60 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 59 |
| Fri | 60 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 81 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 60 |
| Sat | 60 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 89 | 75 | 76 | 81 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Sun | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 74 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Westminster to Vista (via I-5 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 68 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).
About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster to central Vista 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 Westminster to Vista?
On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Westminster to Vista?
The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 68 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Westminster to Vista?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (17 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (4 miles)
Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow
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