Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Redlands

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 105 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 102 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Redlands 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	84	106	120	107	97	97	99	102	107	108	111	114	106	93	85	84	82
Tue	83	115	126	114	96	96	96	101	102	110	121	126	111	95	84	83	82
Wed	83	116	124	109	94	95	96	99	104	110	119	128	111	94	86	83	82
Thu	83	113	123	110	99	96	100	100	107	113	128	132	116	102	90	84	82
Fri	84	98	112	103	98	101	107	112	121	138	143	139	131	112	93	85	83
Sat	81	82	82	84	88	92	102	105	106	112	107	100	97	90	86	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	84	90	103	109	110	103	100	95	94	90	87	85	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Carlsbad to Redlands (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 148 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (115 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central Redlands 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 Redlands?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 148 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 82 to 148 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Redlands?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 148 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (40 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) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (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	84	106	120	107	97	97	99	102	107	108	111	114	106	93	85	84	82
Tue	83	115	126	114	96	96	96	101	102	110	121	126	111	95	84	83	82
Wed	83	116	124	109	94	95	96	99	104	110	119	128	111	94	86	83	82
Thu	83	113	123	110	99	96	100	100	107	113	128	132	116	102	90	84	82
Fri	84	98	112	103	98	101	107	112	121	138	143	139	131	112	93	85	83
Sat	81	82	82	84	88	92	102	105	106	112	107	100	97	90	86	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	84	90	103	109	110	103	100	95	94	90	87	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	106	120	107	97	97	99	102	107	108	111	114	106	93	85	84	82
Tue	83	115	126	114	96	96	96	101	102	110	121	126	111	95	84	83	82
Wed	83	116	124	109	94	95	96	99	104	110	119	128	111	94	86	83	82
Thu	83	113	123	110	99	96	100	100	107	113	128	132	116	102	90	84	82
Fri	84	98	112	103	98	101	107	112	121	138	143	139	131	112	93	85	83
Sat	81	82	82	84	88	92	102	105	106	112	107	100	97	90	86	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	84	90	103	109	110	103	100	95	94	90	87	85	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	106	120	107	97	97	99	102	107	108	111	114	106	93	85	84	82
Tue	83	115	126	114	96	96	96	101	102	110	121	126	111	95	84	83	82
Wed	83	116	124	109	94	95	96	99	104	110	119	128	111	94	86	83	82
Thu	83	113	123	110	99	96	100	100	107	113	128	132	116	102	90	84	82
Fri	84	98	112	103	98	101	107	112	121	138	143	139	131	112	93	85	83
Sat	81	82	82	84	88	92	102	105	106	112	107	100	97	90	86	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	84	90	103	109	110	103	100	95	94	90	87	85	81