Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Escondido

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-15 South and SR-91 East, usually 77 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Yorba Linda to Escondido 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	78	91	86	80	79	82	79	80	80	83	92	93	92	86	81	78	75
Tue	78	96	94	87	79	79	79	79	80	83	93	98	97	90	83	81	76
Wed	77	97	92	83	82	80	79	79	81	84	91	98	95	90	83	81	77
Thu	78	98	93	85	80	80	80	80	82	88	96	105	103	92	86	81	76
Fri	76	81	79	80	79	79	80	86	95	106	114	113	104	97	89	82	77
Sat	75	76	76	78	79	87	97	99	96	92	91	91	86	87	82	80	76
Sun	75	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	79	79	79	78	77	77	78	80	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Escondido (via I-15 South and SR-91 East) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda to central Escondido 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 Yorba Linda to Escondido?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 75 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Escondido?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (30 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (18 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (17 miles) · I-15 South 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	78	91	86	80	79	82	79	80	80	83	92	93	92	86	81	78	75
Tue	78	96	94	87	79	79	79	79	80	83	93	98	97	90	83	81	76
Wed	77	97	92	83	82	80	79	79	81	84	91	98	95	90	83	81	77
Thu	78	98	93	85	80	80	80	80	82	88	96	105	103	92	86	81	76
Fri	76	81	79	80	79	79	80	86	95	106	114	113	104	97	89	82	77
Sat	75	76	76	78	79	87	97	99	96	92	91	91	86	87	82	80	76
Sun	75	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	79	79	79	78	77	77	78	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	91	86	80	79	82	79	80	80	83	92	93	92	86	81	78	75
Tue	78	96	94	87	79	79	79	79	80	83	93	98	97	90	83	81	76
Wed	77	97	92	83	82	80	79	79	81	84	91	98	95	90	83	81	77
Thu	78	98	93	85	80	80	80	80	82	88	96	105	103	92	86	81	76
Fri	76	81	79	80	79	79	80	86	95	106	114	113	104	97	89	82	77
Sat	75	76	76	78	79	87	97	99	96	92	91	91	86	87	82	80	76
Sun	75	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	79	79	79	78	77	77	78	80	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	91	86	80	79	82	79	80	80	83	92	93	92	86	81	78	75
Tue	78	96	94	87	79	79	79	79	80	83	93	98	97	90	83	81	76
Wed	77	97	92	83	82	80	79	79	81	84	91	98	95	90	83	81	77
Thu	78	98	93	85	80	80	80	80	82	88	96	105	103	92	86	81	76
Fri	76	81	79	80	79	79	80	86	95	106	114	113	104	97	89	82	77
Sat	75	76	76	78	79	87	97	99	96	92	91	91	86	87	82	80	76
Sun	75	75	76	76	77	78	79	80	79	79	79	78	77	77	78	80	76