Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Irvine
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via I-5 North and SR-78 West, usually 63 at this time.
Only 18% 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 | 70 | 99 | 71 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 |
| Tue | 60 | 61 | 85 | 111 | 89 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 |
| Wed | 60 | 62 | 86 | 96 | 78 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 |
| Thu | 60 | 62 | 80 | 111 | 76 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 61 |
| Fri | 60 | 61 | 71 | 85 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 60 |
| Sat | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 60 |
| Sun | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Escondido to Irvine (via I-5 North and SR-78 West) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).
About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (1 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido to central Irvine 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 Escondido to Irvine?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Escondido to Irvine?
The 69-mile drive usually takes 60 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Escondido to Irvine?
Leaving around 7:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Orange County (23 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (17 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (6 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)
San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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