Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Hacienda Heights

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 72 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North.

Only 51% 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 Carlsbad to Hacienda Heights 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	71	73	78	80	78	80	81	83	82	85	87	90	88	81	76	74	71
Tue	72	74	78	81	80	82	82	82	82	85	92	98	98	84	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	78	80	80	82	82	82	82	84	90	97	95	85	79	75	72
Thu	71	74	77	80	82	82	83	83	83	84	90	97	90	84	80	75	72
Fri	71	74	77	79	80	83	82	84	88	94	98	101	95	85	81	77	72
Sat	72	72	72	74	77	81	87	91	88	91	89	88	83	81	80	77	73
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	78	84	90	93	94	92	89	86	83	78	77	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Carlsbad to Hacienda Heights (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 101 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (95 minutes).

About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central Hacienda Heights 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 Carlsbad to Hacienda Heights?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 101 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carlsbad to Hacienda Heights?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 71 to 101 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Hacienda Heights?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 101 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (35 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (21 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	73	78	80	78	80	81	83	82	85	87	90	88	81	76	74	71
Tue	72	74	78	81	80	82	82	82	82	85	92	98	98	84	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	78	80	80	82	82	82	82	84	90	97	95	85	79	75	72
Thu	71	74	77	80	82	82	83	83	83	84	90	97	90	84	80	75	72
Fri	71	74	77	79	80	83	82	84	88	94	98	101	95	85	81	77	72
Sat	72	72	72	74	77	81	87	91	88	91	89	88	83	81	80	77	73
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	78	84	90	93	94	92	89	86	83	78	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	73	78	80	78	80	81	83	82	85	87	90	88	81	76	74	71
Tue	72	74	78	81	80	82	82	82	82	85	92	98	98	84	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	78	80	80	82	82	82	82	84	90	97	95	85	79	75	72
Thu	71	74	77	80	82	82	83	83	83	84	90	97	90	84	80	75	72
Fri	71	74	77	79	80	83	82	84	88	94	98	101	95	85	81	77	72
Sat	72	72	72	74	77	81	87	91	88	91	89	88	83	81	80	77	73
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	78	84	90	93	94	92	89	86	83	78	77	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	73	78	80	78	80	81	83	82	85	87	90	88	81	76	74	71
Tue	72	74	78	81	80	82	82	82	82	85	92	98	98	84	77	74	72
Wed	71	74	78	80	80	82	82	82	82	84	90	97	95	85	79	75	72
Thu	71	74	77	80	82	82	83	83	83	84	90	97	90	84	80	75	72
Fri	71	74	77	79	80	83	82	84	88	94	98	101	95	85	81	77	72
Sat	72	72	72	74	77	81	87	91	88	91	89	88	83	81	80	77	73
Sun	71	72	72	73	74	78	84	90	93	94	92	89	86	83	78	77	71