Best Time to Drive from Yucaipa to Costa Mesa

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via SR-91 West and SR-55 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 56% 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 69-mile drive from Yucaipa to Costa Mesa (via SR-91 West and SR-55 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (77 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yucaipa to central Costa Mesa 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 Yucaipa to Costa Mesa?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yucaipa to Costa Mesa?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 64 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yucaipa to Costa Mesa?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (28 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (15 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-91 West in Inland Empire (4 miles)

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