Best Time to Drive from Encinitas to Yorba Linda

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 North.

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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Encinitas to Yorba Linda (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (84 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (about 3 minutes), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encinitas to central Yorba Linda 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 Encinitas to Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Encinitas to Yorba Linda?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 69 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encinitas to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (30 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (24 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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