Best Time to Drive from Irvine to Yucaipa

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via SR-91 East, usually 84 at this time.

Only 54% 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 68-mile drive from Irvine to Yucaipa (via SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Irvine 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 Irvine to Yucaipa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 62 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Irvine to Yucaipa?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 East in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (5 miles)

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