Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Moreno Valley

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 73 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 70 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Moreno Valley 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	83	91	84	78	80	81	83	86	85	88	92	95	81	74	72	70
Tue	70	88	97	89	78	80	80	83	83	89	98	100	96	84	74	73	70
Wed	70	90	95	86	77	79	80	83	85	88	98	103	98	85	75	72	70
Thu	71	87	94	85	80	79	82	82	88	92	102	105	105	90	80	72	70
Fri	70	79	83	79	79	82	87	95	104	119	122	125	120	102	83	76	71
Sat	69	70	70	71	75	78	88	94	93	100	92	87	85	76	73	73	70
Sun	70	69	70	71	71	76	93	100	101	94	92	87	84	77	75	73	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Carlsbad to Moreno Valley (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 129 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (101 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 40 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 129 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carlsbad to Moreno Valley?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 70 to 129 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 129 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (30 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) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 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	83	91	84	78	80	81	83	86	85	88	92	95	81	74	72	70
Tue	70	88	97	89	78	80	80	83	83	89	98	100	96	84	74	73	70
Wed	70	90	95	86	77	79	80	83	85	88	98	103	98	85	75	72	70
Thu	71	87	94	85	80	79	82	82	88	92	102	105	105	90	80	72	70
Fri	70	79	83	79	79	82	87	95	104	119	122	125	120	102	83	76	71
Sat	69	70	70	71	75	78	88	94	93	100	92	87	85	76	73	73	70
Sun	70	69	70	71	71	76	93	100	101	94	92	87	84	77	75	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	83	91	84	78	80	81	83	86	85	88	92	95	81	74	72	70
Tue	70	88	97	89	78	80	80	83	83	89	98	100	96	84	74	73	70
Wed	70	90	95	86	77	79	80	83	85	88	98	103	98	85	75	72	70
Thu	71	87	94	85	80	79	82	82	88	92	102	105	105	90	80	72	70
Fri	70	79	83	79	79	82	87	95	104	119	122	125	120	102	83	76	71
Sat	69	70	70	71	75	78	88	94	93	100	92	87	85	76	73	73	70
Sun	70	69	70	71	71	76	93	100	101	94	92	87	84	77	75	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	83	91	84	78	80	81	83	86	85	88	92	95	81	74	72	70
Tue	70	88	97	89	78	80	80	83	83	89	98	100	96	84	74	73	70
Wed	70	90	95	86	77	79	80	83	85	88	98	103	98	85	75	72	70
Thu	71	87	94	85	80	79	82	82	88	92	102	105	105	90	80	72	70
Fri	70	79	83	79	79	82	87	95	104	119	122	125	120	102	83	76	71
Sat	69	70	70	71	75	78	88	94	93	100	92	87	85	76	73	73	70
Sun	70	69	70	71	71	76	93	100	101	94	92	87	84	77	75	73	69