Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Pomona

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 83 minutes via I-5 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 25% 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 Pomona 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	74	78	80	79	78	79	80	81	81	86	89	88	85	79	77	75	73
Tue	74	80	81	79	78	79	80	80	81	86	88	87	84	78	79	76	73
Wed	74	80	81	80	78	80	80	80	81	86	88	89	86	78	78	76	73
Thu	74	78	81	78	78	80	80	80	82	87	89	89	85	80	80	77	74
Fri	73	75	76	77	79	81	81	87	94	99	98	95	91	85	79	77	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	77	81	90	95	93	93	97	89	86	80	78	78	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	75	78	86	95	95	94	91	86	84	79	77	78	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Carlsbad to Pomona (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central Pomona 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 Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 12 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 73 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Pomona?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (21 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (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	74	78	80	79	78	79	80	81	81	86	89	88	85	79	77	75	73
Tue	74	80	81	79	78	79	80	80	81	86	88	87	84	78	79	76	73
Wed	74	80	81	80	78	80	80	80	81	86	88	89	86	78	78	76	73
Thu	74	78	81	78	78	80	80	80	82	87	89	89	85	80	80	77	74
Fri	73	75	76	77	79	81	81	87	94	99	98	95	91	85	79	77	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	77	81	90	95	93	93	97	89	86	80	78	78	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	75	78	86	95	95	94	91	86	84	79	77	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	78	80	79	78	79	80	81	81	86	89	88	85	79	77	75	73
Tue	74	80	81	79	78	79	80	80	81	86	88	87	84	78	79	76	73
Wed	74	80	81	80	78	80	80	80	81	86	88	89	86	78	78	76	73
Thu	74	78	81	78	78	80	80	80	82	87	89	89	85	80	80	77	74
Fri	73	75	76	77	79	81	81	87	94	99	98	95	91	85	79	77	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	77	81	90	95	93	93	97	89	86	80	78	78	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	75	78	86	95	95	94	91	86	84	79	77	78	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	78	80	79	78	79	80	81	81	86	89	88	85	79	77	75	73
Tue	74	80	81	79	78	79	80	80	81	86	88	87	84	78	79	76	73
Wed	74	80	81	80	78	80	80	80	81	86	88	89	86	78	78	76	73
Thu	74	78	81	78	78	80	80	80	82	87	89	89	85	80	80	77	74
Fri	73	75	76	77	79	81	81	87	94	99	98	95	91	85	79	77	73
Sat	73	73	74	75	77	81	90	95	93	93	97	89	86	80	78	78	73
Sun	73	73	73	74	75	78	86	95	95	94	91	86	84	79	77	78	73