Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Menifee

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-15 North and I-215 North, usually 59 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Menifee 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	54	56	58	56	57	58	59	58	58	58	63	67	73	62	56	56	55
Tue	54	56	58	59	57	58	58	58	58	59	67	72	72	63	57	55	54
Wed	54	56	58	57	57	57	58	59	58	59	68	74	74	63	57	56	54
Thu	54	55	58	59	57	58	58	58	59	60	70	77	80	71	61	57	54
Fri	54	56	57	58	58	59	60	63	67	79	87	87	87	75	62	58	56
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	58	64	66	66	71	68	63	61	57	56	57	54
Sun	54	54	55	55	55	57	66	70	72	67	67	64	63	59	57	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 52-mile drive from Carlsbad to Menifee (via I-15 North and I-215 North) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 34 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (23 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central Menifee 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 Menifee?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 52-mile drive usually takes 54 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Menifee?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (9 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	58	56	57	58	59	58	58	58	63	67	73	62	56	56	55
Tue	54	56	58	59	57	58	58	58	58	59	67	72	72	63	57	55	54
Wed	54	56	58	57	57	57	58	59	58	59	68	74	74	63	57	56	54
Thu	54	55	58	59	57	58	58	58	59	60	70	77	80	71	61	57	54
Fri	54	56	57	58	58	59	60	63	67	79	87	87	87	75	62	58	56
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	58	64	66	66	71	68	63	61	57	56	57	54
Sun	54	54	55	55	55	57	66	70	72	67	67	64	63	59	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	58	56	57	58	59	58	58	58	63	67	73	62	56	56	55
Tue	54	56	58	59	57	58	58	58	58	59	67	72	72	63	57	55	54
Wed	54	56	58	57	57	57	58	59	58	59	68	74	74	63	57	56	54
Thu	54	55	58	59	57	58	58	58	59	60	70	77	80	71	61	57	54
Fri	54	56	57	58	58	59	60	63	67	79	87	87	87	75	62	58	56
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	58	64	66	66	71	68	63	61	57	56	57	54
Sun	54	54	55	55	55	57	66	70	72	67	67	64	63	59	57	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	56	58	56	57	58	59	58	58	58	63	67	73	62	56	56	55
Tue	54	56	58	59	57	58	58	58	58	59	67	72	72	63	57	55	54
Wed	54	56	58	57	57	57	58	59	58	59	68	74	74	63	57	56	54
Thu	54	55	58	59	57	58	58	58	59	60	70	77	80	71	61	57	54
Fri	54	56	57	58	58	59	60	63	67	79	87	87	87	75	62	58	56
Sat	54	55	55	55	56	58	64	66	66	71	68	63	61	57	56	57	54
Sun	54	54	55	55	55	57	66	70	72	67	67	64	63	59	57	57	54