I’m planning to move to SD in the next month. I’m looking at apartments, and unfortunately will not have much of a chance to scope them out in person prior to signing. I’ve been testing commute times in Google Maps beginning at 8:30am from apartments to work, mostly including going northbound along I-5 from near downtown SD to the outskirts. The times its estimating seem ridiculously fast, 16-26 minutes to go 15-20 miles during rush hour. Is this correct? Is it because most commuters are going the opposite direction?
The 5 from Mission Bay through to Governor Drive most M-F between 7-9am is atrocious due to UCSD traffic, but clears up after that.
How bad? I’m having trouble imagining how bad that will affect travel time.
Honestly, depends on the day and thus the number of people commuting into UCSD. Tue and Thu seem to be the worst and will impact flow by 30 minutes or more.
It’s still better than going south in the morning though where times easily exceed an hour.
Source: I commute from Chula Vista to Sorrento Valley a few days a week.
Interesting. I think I might end up staying at a long term stay hotel to try and scope it out myself. It’s very hard for me to visualize especially considering how bad traffic is where I currently live. I’m not moving a lot of possessions so I was brought to the realization this was possible.