Best Time to Drive from Escondido to Yucaipa

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 91 minutes via I-15 North, usually 89 at this time.

Only 33% 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 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	89	93	107	117	98	93	93	94	95	97	105	107	106	98	92	90	91
Tue	89	96	121	127	115	96	93	93	93	96	108	112	108	98	91	90	89
Wed	88	96	121	118	105	94	94	94	94	98	108	112	109	100	93	90	89
Thu	89	96	115	123	105	93	93	93	95	104	113	128	121	108	95	91	92
Fri	89	92	99	104	93	93	93	94	101	120	147	149	142	118	106	101	93
Sat	88	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	100	106	102	98	92	92	91	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	90	90	92	94	94	94	92	92	91	91	92	92	90	89

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Escondido to Yucaipa (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 149 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 37 miles surface streets (47 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Escondido 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 Escondido to Yucaipa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 149 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Escondido to Yucaipa?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 88 to 149 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Escondido to Yucaipa?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 149 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (21 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (9 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	93	107	117	98	93	93	94	95	97	105	107	106	98	92	90	91
Tue	89	96	121	127	115	96	93	93	93	96	108	112	108	98	91	90	89
Wed	88	96	121	118	105	94	94	94	94	98	108	112	109	100	93	90	89
Thu	89	96	115	123	105	93	93	93	95	104	113	128	121	108	95	91	92
Fri	89	92	99	104	93	93	93	94	101	120	147	149	142	118	106	101	93
Sat	88	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	100	106	102	98	92	92	91	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	90	90	92	94	94	94	92	92	91	91	92	92	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	93	107	117	98	93	93	94	95	97	105	107	106	98	92	90	91
Tue	89	96	121	127	115	96	93	93	93	96	108	112	108	98	91	90	89
Wed	88	96	121	118	105	94	94	94	94	98	108	112	109	100	93	90	89
Thu	89	96	115	123	105	93	93	93	95	104	113	128	121	108	95	91	92
Fri	89	92	99	104	93	93	93	94	101	120	147	149	142	118	106	101	93
Sat	88	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	100	106	102	98	92	92	91	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	90	90	92	94	94	94	92	92	91	91	92	92	90	89

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	89	93	107	117	98	93	93	94	95	97	105	107	106	98	92	90	91
Tue	89	96	121	127	115	96	93	93	93	96	108	112	108	98	91	90	89
Wed	88	96	121	118	105	94	94	94	94	98	108	112	109	100	93	90	89
Thu	89	96	115	123	105	93	93	93	95	104	113	128	121	108	95	91	92
Fri	89	92	99	104	93	93	93	94	101	120	147	149	142	118	106	101	93
Sat	88	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	100	106	102	98	92	92	91	90	89
Sun	89	89	89	90	90	92	94	94	94	92	92	91	91	92	92	90	89