Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Highland

Right now (7:05 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 90 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Carlsbad to Highland 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	87	102	111	106	97	100	100	104	109	108	111	113	112	99	92	92	89
Tue	86	106	118	111	99	98	99	102	104	112	120	123	114	100	92	89	85
Wed	86	107	114	107	96	97	98	100	106	111	119	125	113	101	89	92	90
Thu	86	105	115	107	100	98	100	100	108	115	126	129	118	103	93	87	85
Fri	87	98	105	101	99	103	107	114	122	137	139	137	130	114	95	89	86
Sat	85	86	86	87	92	96	105	107	108	114	108	101	100	92	90	87	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	87	93	106	111	112	104	103	98	100	92	90	88	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Carlsbad to Highland (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 85 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (121 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (20 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central Highland 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 Highland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 85 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carlsbad to Highland?

The 89-mile drive usually takes 85 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Highland?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (5 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (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	87	102	111	106	97	100	100	104	109	108	111	113	112	99	92	92	89
Tue	86	106	118	111	99	98	99	102	104	112	120	123	114	100	92	89	85
Wed	86	107	114	107	96	97	98	100	106	111	119	125	113	101	89	92	90
Thu	86	105	115	107	100	98	100	100	108	115	126	129	118	103	93	87	85
Fri	87	98	105	101	99	103	107	114	122	137	139	137	130	114	95	89	86
Sat	85	86	86	87	92	96	105	107	108	114	108	101	100	92	90	87	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	87	93	106	111	112	104	103	98	100	92	90	88	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	102	111	106	97	100	100	104	109	108	111	113	112	99	92	92	89
Tue	86	106	118	111	99	98	99	102	104	112	120	123	114	100	92	89	85
Wed	86	107	114	107	96	97	98	100	106	111	119	125	113	101	89	92	90
Thu	86	105	115	107	100	98	100	100	108	115	126	129	118	103	93	87	85
Fri	87	98	105	101	99	103	107	114	122	137	139	137	130	114	95	89	86
Sat	85	86	86	87	92	96	105	107	108	114	108	101	100	92	90	87	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	87	93	106	111	112	104	103	98	100	92	90	88	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	87	102	111	106	97	100	100	104	109	108	111	113	112	99	92	92	89
Tue	86	106	118	111	99	98	99	102	104	112	120	123	114	100	92	89	85
Wed	86	107	114	107	96	97	98	100	106	111	119	125	113	101	89	92	90
Thu	86	105	115	107	100	98	100	100	108	115	126	129	118	103	93	87	85
Fri	87	98	105	101	99	103	107	114	122	137	139	137	130	114	95	89	86
Sat	85	86	86	87	92	96	105	107	108	114	108	101	100	92	90	87	85
Sun	85	85	86	86	87	93	106	111	112	104	103	98	100	92	90	88	85