Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Escondido
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 South, usually 62 at this time.
Only 14% 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 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Tue | 60 | 64 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 60 |
| Wed | 60 | 64 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 60 |
| Thu | 60 | 65 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 59 |
| Fri | 60 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 86 | 101 | 102 | 107 | 103 | 91 | 84 | 71 | 62 | 60 |
| Sat | 60 | 60 | 61 | 68 | 86 | 98 | 103 | 107 | 105 | 101 | 102 | 105 | 87 | 75 | 64 | 62 | 60 |
| Sun | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 75 | 88 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Irvine to Escondido (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (109 minutes).
About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (3 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine to central Escondido 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 Irvine to Escondido?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Irvine to Escondido?
The 67-mile drive usually takes 59 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Irvine to Escondido?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 South in Orange County (28 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (17 miles) · SR-78 East in San Diego (10 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (6 miles)
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