Best Time to Drive from Yucaipa to Escondido

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 95 minutes via I-15 South and I-10 East, usually 96 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Yucaipa 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	94	118	124	103	95	93	91	91	91	94	94	94	93	91	92	90	89
Tue	93	129	138	120	99	90	91	91	91	93	95	94	92	90	90	90	88
Wed	92	126	130	113	97	92	91	91	92	93	95	93	92	91	91	90	90
Thu	93	126	128	105	96	92	91	91	93	96	103	96	98	97	100	91	90
Fri	90	100	105	93	93	92	92	94	100	107	106	97	104	107	106	96	94
Sat	88	88	88	88	89	90	92	94	94	95	97	97	94	89	91	89	88
Sun	88	87	88	88	88	89	90	92	91	90	90	90	89	90	90	89	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Yucaipa to Escondido (via I-15 South and I-10 East) usually takes as little as 88 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (101 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 38 miles surface streets (49 to 89 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yucaipa 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 Yucaipa to Escondido?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 88 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yucaipa to Escondido?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 88 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yucaipa to Escondido?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in San Diego (17 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (5 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	118	124	103	95	93	91	91	91	94	94	94	93	91	92	90	89
Tue	93	129	138	120	99	90	91	91	91	93	95	94	92	90	90	90	88
Wed	92	126	130	113	97	92	91	91	92	93	95	93	92	91	91	90	90
Thu	93	126	128	105	96	92	91	91	93	96	103	96	98	97	100	91	90
Fri	90	100	105	93	93	92	92	94	100	107	106	97	104	107	106	96	94
Sat	88	88	88	88	89	90	92	94	94	95	97	97	94	89	91	89	88
Sun	88	87	88	88	88	89	90	92	91	90	90	90	89	90	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	118	124	103	95	93	91	91	91	94	94	94	93	91	92	90	89
Tue	93	129	138	120	99	90	91	91	91	93	95	94	92	90	90	90	88
Wed	92	126	130	113	97	92	91	91	92	93	95	93	92	91	91	90	90
Thu	93	126	128	105	96	92	91	91	93	96	103	96	98	97	100	91	90
Fri	90	100	105	93	93	92	92	94	100	107	106	97	104	107	106	96	94
Sat	88	88	88	88	89	90	92	94	94	95	97	97	94	89	91	89	88
Sun	88	87	88	88	88	89	90	92	91	90	90	90	89	90	90	89	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	118	124	103	95	93	91	91	91	94	94	94	93	91	92	90	89
Tue	93	129	138	120	99	90	91	91	91	93	95	94	92	90	90	90	88
Wed	92	126	130	113	97	92	91	91	92	93	95	93	92	91	91	90	90
Thu	93	126	128	105	96	92	91	91	93	96	103	96	98	97	100	91	90
Fri	90	100	105	93	93	92	92	94	100	107	106	97	104	107	106	96	94
Sat	88	88	88	88	89	90	92	94	94	95	97	97	94	89	91	89	88
Sun	88	87	88	88	88	89	90	92	91	90	90	90	89	90	90	89	87