Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Yucaipa

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 73 minutes via SR-91 East and SR-55 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 37% 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 Costa Mesa to Yucaipa 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	63	66	75	74	71	71	71	73	76	84	95	102	98	85	74	69	65
Tue	63	67	82	81	73	72	72	73	77	89	100	110	101	88	79	71	65
Wed	63	68	81	81	73	72	71	75	79	90	97	105	99	89	78	71	66
Thu	63	69	82	79	72	72	73	74	78	88	100	109	103	90	79	70	65
Fri	63	66	71	73	71	72	75	79	89	96	108	109	103	90	78	72	65
Sat	63	64	66	67	67	68	70	72	72	75	77	77	75	74	72	69	64
Sun	64	65	65	65	66	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	69	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Yucaipa (via SR-91 East and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (79 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa to central Yucaipa 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 Costa Mesa to Yucaipa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Yucaipa?

The 70-mile drive usually takes 63 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Yucaipa?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (27 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	66	75	74	71	71	71	73	76	84	95	102	98	85	74	69	65
Tue	63	67	82	81	73	72	72	73	77	89	100	110	101	88	79	71	65
Wed	63	68	81	81	73	72	71	75	79	90	97	105	99	89	78	71	66
Thu	63	69	82	79	72	72	73	74	78	88	100	109	103	90	79	70	65
Fri	63	66	71	73	71	72	75	79	89	96	108	109	103	90	78	72	65
Sat	63	64	66	67	67	68	70	72	72	75	77	77	75	74	72	69	64
Sun	64	65	65	65	66	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	66	75	74	71	71	71	73	76	84	95	102	98	85	74	69	65
Tue	63	67	82	81	73	72	72	73	77	89	100	110	101	88	79	71	65
Wed	63	68	81	81	73	72	71	75	79	90	97	105	99	89	78	71	66
Thu	63	69	82	79	72	72	73	74	78	88	100	109	103	90	79	70	65
Fri	63	66	71	73	71	72	75	79	89	96	108	109	103	90	78	72	65
Sat	63	64	66	67	67	68	70	72	72	75	77	77	75	74	72	69	64
Sun	64	65	65	65	66	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	69	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	66	75	74	71	71	71	73	76	84	95	102	98	85	74	69	65
Tue	63	67	82	81	73	72	72	73	77	89	100	110	101	88	79	71	65
Wed	63	68	81	81	73	72	71	75	79	90	97	105	99	89	78	71	66
Thu	63	69	82	79	72	72	73	74	78	88	100	109	103	90	79	70	65
Fri	63	66	71	73	71	72	75	79	89	96	108	109	103	90	78	72	65
Sat	63	64	66	67	67	68	70	72	72	75	77	77	75	74	72	69	64
Sun	64	65	65	65	66	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	69	64