Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Yucaipa

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via I-15 North and I-215 North and I-10 West, usually 103 at this time.

Only 28% 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 85-mile drive from Oceanside to Yucaipa (via I-15 North and I-215 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 190 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (176 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 48 miles surface streets (64 to 137 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside 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 Oceanside to Yucaipa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 190 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 85-mile drive usually takes 98 to 190 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Yucaipa?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 190 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (9 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles)

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