Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Rancho Cucamonga

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 128 minutes via I-15 North, usually 100 at this time.

Only 49% 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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	91	103	110	107	103	104	103	106	104	111	108	107	105	99	94	90	87
Tue	90	103	114	109	102	101	101	102	104	108	112	118	108	97	93	91	86
Wed	89	104	115	106	111	103	100	101	102	113	114	122	107	95	92	89	87
Thu	90	102	114	108	103	100	101	103	106	111	116	121	114	103	96	91	87
Fri	88	95	103	109	103	104	105	109	112	128	137	133	122	110	99	92	86
Sat	87	87	88	90	92	96	108	111	110	113	110	104	100	93	91	90	87
Sun	87	88	87	88	90	94	107	113	112	107	103	99	97	93	92	91	86

About this drive

On weekdays the 90-mile drive from Carlsbad to Rancho Cucamonga (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 137 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (114 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (23 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 137 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carlsbad to Rancho Cucamonga?

The 90-mile drive usually takes 86 to 137 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Rancho Cucamonga?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 137 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (33 miles) · I-15 North in Orange County (21 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)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	103	110	107	103	104	103	106	104	111	108	107	105	99	94	90	87
Tue	90	103	114	109	102	101	101	102	104	108	112	118	108	97	93	91	86
Wed	89	104	115	106	111	103	100	101	102	113	114	122	107	95	92	89	87
Thu	90	102	114	108	103	100	101	103	106	111	116	121	114	103	96	91	87
Fri	88	95	103	109	103	104	105	109	112	128	137	133	122	110	99	92	86
Sat	87	87	88	90	92	96	108	111	110	113	110	104	100	93	91	90	87
Sun	87	88	87	88	90	94	107	113	112	107	103	99	97	93	92	91	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	103	110	107	103	104	103	106	104	111	108	107	105	99	94	90	87
Tue	90	103	114	109	102	101	101	102	104	108	112	118	108	97	93	91	86
Wed	89	104	115	106	111	103	100	101	102	113	114	122	107	95	92	89	87
Thu	90	102	114	108	103	100	101	103	106	111	116	121	114	103	96	91	87
Fri	88	95	103	109	103	104	105	109	112	128	137	133	122	110	99	92	86
Sat	87	87	88	90	92	96	108	111	110	113	110	104	100	93	91	90	87
Sun	87	88	87	88	90	94	107	113	112	107	103	99	97	93	92	91	86

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	91	103	110	107	103	104	103	106	104	111	108	107	105	99	94	90	87
Tue	90	103	114	109	102	101	101	102	104	108	112	118	108	97	93	91	86
Wed	89	104	115	106	111	103	100	101	102	113	114	122	107	95	92	89	87
Thu	90	102	114	108	103	100	101	103	106	111	116	121	114	103	96	91	87
Fri	88	95	103	109	103	104	105	109	112	128	137	133	122	110	99	92	86
Sat	87	87	88	90	92	96	108	111	110	113	110	104	100	93	91	90	87
Sun	87	88	87	88	90	94	107	113	112	107	103	99	97	93	92	91	86