Best Time to Drive from Vista to Yorba Linda

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-5 North, usually 73 at this time.

Only 45% 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 75-mile drive from Vista to Yorba Linda (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Vista 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 Vista to Yorba Linda?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Vista to Yorba Linda?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 65 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Vista to Yorba Linda?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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