Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to La Presa

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 46 minutes via I-5 South and I-805 South.

Only 65% 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 La Presa 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	46	47	53	56	52	50	49	49	49	50	62	67	64	50	48	47	46
Tue	46	48	56	62	59	50	50	49	50	52	67	74	74	58	49	47	46
Wed	46	47	55	63	56	50	49	49	50	52	67	74	73	56	48	47	46
Thu	46	48	55	62	55	50	50	49	49	52	69	74	74	58	48	47	46
Fri	46	48	48	50	49	49	49	49	50	55	68	71	65	57	50	47	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	50	50	49	49	50	49	48	48	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	53	53	54	52	50	49	50	48	47	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Carlsbad to La Presa (via I-5 South and I-805 South) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (54 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central La Presa 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 La Presa?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carlsbad to La Presa?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 46 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to La Presa?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (18 miles) · I-805 South in San Diego (18 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	53	56	52	50	49	49	49	50	62	67	64	50	48	47	46
Tue	46	48	56	62	59	50	50	49	50	52	67	74	74	58	49	47	46
Wed	46	47	55	63	56	50	49	49	50	52	67	74	73	56	48	47	46
Thu	46	48	55	62	55	50	50	49	49	52	69	74	74	58	48	47	46
Fri	46	48	48	50	49	49	49	49	50	55	68	71	65	57	50	47	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	50	50	49	49	50	49	48	48	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	53	53	54	52	50	49	50	48	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	53	56	52	50	49	49	49	50	62	67	64	50	48	47	46
Tue	46	48	56	62	59	50	50	49	50	52	67	74	74	58	49	47	46
Wed	46	47	55	63	56	50	49	49	50	52	67	74	73	56	48	47	46
Thu	46	48	55	62	55	50	50	49	49	52	69	74	74	58	48	47	46
Fri	46	48	48	50	49	49	49	49	50	55	68	71	65	57	50	47	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	50	50	49	49	50	49	48	48	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	53	53	54	52	50	49	50	48	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	46	47	53	56	52	50	49	49	49	50	62	67	64	50	48	47	46
Tue	46	48	56	62	59	50	50	49	50	52	67	74	74	58	49	47	46
Wed	46	47	55	63	56	50	49	49	50	52	67	74	73	56	48	47	46
Thu	46	48	55	62	55	50	50	49	49	52	69	74	74	58	48	47	46
Fri	46	48	48	50	49	49	49	49	50	55	68	71	65	57	50	47	46
Sat	46	46	47	47	47	48	50	50	50	49	49	50	49	48	48	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	47	50	53	53	54	52	50	49	50	48	47	46