Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from San Marcos to Beaumont
Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 103 minutes via I-15 North, usually 101 at this time.
Only 17% 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 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 94 | 89 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
| Tue | 75 | 76 | 80 | 94 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 92 | 99 | 96 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 75 |
| Wed | 75 | 76 | 79 | 88 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 91 | 101 | 101 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 75 |
| Thu | 75 | 76 | 81 | 92 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 92 | 111 | 112 | 93 | 84 | 76 | 75 |
| Fri | 75 | 76 | 80 | 87 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 95 | 119 | 130 | 120 | 95 | 88 | 82 | 79 |
| Sat | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 75 |
| Sun | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 69-mile drive from San Marcos to Beaumont (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 132 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).
About 32 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 37 miles surface streets (46 to 72 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Marcos to central Beaumont 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 San Marcos to Beaumont?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 132 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from San Marcos to Beaumont?
The 69-mile drive usually takes 75 to 132 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from San Marcos to Beaumont?
Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 132 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-15 North in San Diego (19 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (6 miles)
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