Best Time to Drive from San Marcos to Yorba Linda

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-15 North and SR-91 West, usually 77 at this time.

Only 40% 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 San Marcos to Yorba Linda 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	86	104	107	96	86	81	82	81	82	84	83	86	88	86	77	76	75
Tue	86	107	113	102	89	82	81	81	82	83	88	94	92	84	79	77	74
Wed	85	104	110	100	90	82	81	81	82	84	88	96	94	83	78	76	75
Thu	86	104	105	93	87	82	81	81	83	85	90	102	103	88	82	78	75
Fri	81	86	89	86	83	83	83	84	86	97	115	123	112	96	87	81	77
Sat	75	76	76	77	80	83	86	86	85	87	86	85	81	78	77	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	77	80	82	85	84	83	81	79	79	78	78	79	78	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from San Marcos to Yorba Linda (via I-15 North and SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (7 to 18 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 Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Marcos to Yorba Linda?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 74 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Marcos to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (26 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (19 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (17 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (14 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	104	107	96	86	81	82	81	82	84	83	86	88	86	77	76	75
Tue	86	107	113	102	89	82	81	81	82	83	88	94	92	84	79	77	74
Wed	85	104	110	100	90	82	81	81	82	84	88	96	94	83	78	76	75
Thu	86	104	105	93	87	82	81	81	83	85	90	102	103	88	82	78	75
Fri	81	86	89	86	83	83	83	84	86	97	115	123	112	96	87	81	77
Sat	75	76	76	77	80	83	86	86	85	87	86	85	81	78	77	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	77	80	82	85	84	83	81	79	79	78	78	79	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	104	107	96	86	81	82	81	82	84	83	86	88	86	77	76	75
Tue	86	107	113	102	89	82	81	81	82	83	88	94	92	84	79	77	74
Wed	85	104	110	100	90	82	81	81	82	84	88	96	94	83	78	76	75
Thu	86	104	105	93	87	82	81	81	83	85	90	102	103	88	82	78	75
Fri	81	86	89	86	83	83	83	84	86	97	115	123	112	96	87	81	77
Sat	75	76	76	77	80	83	86	86	85	87	86	85	81	78	77	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	77	80	82	85	84	83	81	79	79	78	78	79	78	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	104	107	96	86	81	82	81	82	84	83	86	88	86	77	76	75
Tue	86	107	113	102	89	82	81	81	82	83	88	94	92	84	79	77	74
Wed	85	104	110	100	90	82	81	81	82	84	88	96	94	83	78	76	75
Thu	86	104	105	93	87	82	81	81	83	85	90	102	103	88	82	78	75
Fri	81	86	89	86	83	83	83	84	86	97	115	123	112	96	87	81	77
Sat	75	76	76	77	80	83	86	86	85	87	86	85	81	78	77	77	75
Sun	75	75	75	77	80	82	85	84	83	81	79	79	78	78	79	78	74