Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Yorba Linda

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 77 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Escondido to Yorba Linda 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	87	106	110	100	86	81	82	82	82	83	84	85	87	83	77	76	74
Tue	87	108	115	107	92	83	81	81	82	83	88	93	91	83	79	77	74
Wed	87	107	113	103	92	82	81	81	82	84	88	94	92	82	77	75	74
Thu	87	105	109	100	89	82	82	82	83	85	92	101	100	89	81	77	74
Fri	81	87	90	89	84	83	83	84	85	98	114	117	108	96	90	82	76
Sat	75	75	76	77	80	83	86	87	87	89	86	85	81	78	77	77	74
Sun	75	75	75	76	79	82	85	85	83	81	79	79	77	77	79	77	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Escondido to Yorba Linda (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (5 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido 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 Escondido to Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 74 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (26 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (21 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	87	106	110	100	86	81	82	82	82	83	84	85	87	83	77	76	74
Tue	87	108	115	107	92	83	81	81	82	83	88	93	91	83	79	77	74
Wed	87	107	113	103	92	82	81	81	82	84	88	94	92	82	77	75	74
Thu	87	105	109	100	89	82	82	82	83	85	92	101	100	89	81	77	74
Fri	81	87	90	89	84	83	83	84	85	98	114	117	108	96	90	82	76
Sat	75	75	76	77	80	83	86	87	87	89	86	85	81	78	77	77	74
Sun	75	75	75	76	79	82	85	85	83	81	79	79	77	77	79	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	106	110	100	86	81	82	82	82	83	84	85	87	83	77	76	74
Tue	87	108	115	107	92	83	81	81	82	83	88	93	91	83	79	77	74
Wed	87	107	113	103	92	82	81	81	82	84	88	94	92	82	77	75	74
Thu	87	105	109	100	89	82	82	82	83	85	92	101	100	89	81	77	74
Fri	81	87	90	89	84	83	83	84	85	98	114	117	108	96	90	82	76
Sat	75	75	76	77	80	83	86	87	87	89	86	85	81	78	77	77	74
Sun	75	75	75	76	79	82	85	85	83	81	79	79	77	77	79	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	106	110	100	86	81	82	82	82	83	84	85	87	83	77	76	74
Tue	87	108	115	107	92	83	81	81	82	83	88	93	91	83	79	77	74
Wed	87	107	113	103	92	82	81	81	82	84	88	94	92	82	77	75	74
Thu	87	105	109	100	89	82	82	82	83	85	92	101	100	89	81	77	74
Fri	81	87	90	89	84	83	83	84	85	98	114	117	108	96	90	82	76
Sat	75	75	76	77	80	83	86	87	87	89	86	85	81	78	77	77	74
Sun	75	75	75	76	79	82	85	85	83	81	79	79	77	77	79	77	74