Best Time to Drive from San Marcos to Yucaipa

Right now (6:50 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via I-15 North and I-215 North, usually 112 at this time.

Only 15% 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 82-mile drive from San Marcos to Yucaipa (via I-15 North and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 91 minutes and up to 186 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 39 miles surface streets (51 to 124 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 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 San Marcos to Yucaipa?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 91 minutes then, versus up to 186 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Marcos to Yucaipa?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 91 to 186 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Marcos to Yucaipa?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 186 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in San Diego (19 miles) · I-215 North in Inland Empire (9 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (8 miles)

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