Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Moreno Valley

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 74 at this time.

Only 63% 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	87	96	84	79	80	82	85	90	86	88	92	98	82	74	72	70
Tue	70	90	99	90	77	79	80	82	83	88	97	101	97	85	74	74	70
Wed	70	91	96	84	77	79	80	85	87	89	100	103	98	83	75	72	70
Thu	71	92	99	86	80	78	82	82	88	93	104	107	105	92	79	73	70
Fri	71	80	86	79	79	83	86	94	104	122	135	131	123	102	79	74	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	77	105	111	111	111	103	97	88	78	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	72	72	79	108	121	113	104	99	93	88	80	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 135 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (121 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 46 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 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 135 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 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Moreno Valley?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 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	87	96	84	79	80	82	85	90	86	88	92	98	82	74	72	70
Tue	70	90	99	90	77	79	80	82	83	88	97	101	97	85	74	74	70
Wed	70	91	96	84	77	79	80	85	87	89	100	103	98	83	75	72	70
Thu	71	92	99	86	80	78	82	82	88	93	104	107	105	92	79	73	70
Fri	71	80	86	79	79	83	86	94	104	122	135	131	123	102	79	74	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	77	105	111	111	111	103	97	88	78	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	72	72	79	108	121	113	104	99	93	88	80	75	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	87	96	84	79	80	82	85	90	86	88	92	98	82	74	72	70
Tue	70	90	99	90	77	79	80	82	83	88	97	101	97	85	74	74	70
Wed	70	91	96	84	77	79	80	85	87	89	100	103	98	83	75	72	70
Thu	71	92	99	86	80	78	82	82	88	93	104	107	105	92	79	73	70
Fri	71	80	86	79	79	83	86	94	104	122	135	131	123	102	79	74	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	77	105	111	111	111	103	97	88	78	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	72	72	79	108	121	113	104	99	93	88	80	75	73	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	87	96	84	79	80	82	85	90	86	88	92	98	82	74	72	70
Tue	70	90	99	90	77	79	80	82	83	88	97	101	97	85	74	74	70
Wed	70	91	96	84	77	79	80	85	87	89	100	103	98	83	75	72	70
Thu	71	92	99	86	80	78	82	82	88	93	104	107	105	92	79	73	70
Fri	71	80	86	79	79	83	86	94	104	122	135	131	123	102	79	74	70
Sat	70	70	70	71	73	77	105	111	111	111	103	97	88	78	72	72	70
Sun	70	70	70	72	72	79	108	121	113	104	99	93	88	80	75	73	69