Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Rialto

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 92 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Rialto 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	104	121	111	99	102	105	106	114	112	109	111	106	91	86	85	83
Tue	84	108	127	117	101	99	101	104	110	114	116	115	109	93	86	85	82
Wed	85	115	122	114	99	101	99	101	108	115	116	119	109	94	86	83	81
Thu	84	108	125	113	102	99	101	102	109	115	119	122	117	102	92	85	82
Fri	84	100	108	106	101	107	109	114	119	135	138	132	124	110	92	86	84
Sat	81	82	82	84	89	95	102	105	104	112	106	98	99	89	86	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	84	85	91	103	113	109	102	99	95	94	89	88	86	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Carlsbad to Rialto (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 138 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 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (113 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (28 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 Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 81 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Rialto?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 138 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (34 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	104	121	111	99	102	105	106	114	112	109	111	106	91	86	85	83
Tue	84	108	127	117	101	99	101	104	110	114	116	115	109	93	86	85	82
Wed	85	115	122	114	99	101	99	101	108	115	116	119	109	94	86	83	81
Thu	84	108	125	113	102	99	101	102	109	115	119	122	117	102	92	85	82
Fri	84	100	108	106	101	107	109	114	119	135	138	132	124	110	92	86	84
Sat	81	82	82	84	89	95	102	105	104	112	106	98	99	89	86	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	84	85	91	103	113	109	102	99	95	94	89	88	86	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	104	121	111	99	102	105	106	114	112	109	111	106	91	86	85	83
Tue	84	108	127	117	101	99	101	104	110	114	116	115	109	93	86	85	82
Wed	85	115	122	114	99	101	99	101	108	115	116	119	109	94	86	83	81
Thu	84	108	125	113	102	99	101	102	109	115	119	122	117	102	92	85	82
Fri	84	100	108	106	101	107	109	114	119	135	138	132	124	110	92	86	84
Sat	81	82	82	84	89	95	102	105	104	112	106	98	99	89	86	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	84	85	91	103	113	109	102	99	95	94	89	88	86	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	104	121	111	99	102	105	106	114	112	109	111	106	91	86	85	83
Tue	84	108	127	117	101	99	101	104	110	114	116	115	109	93	86	85	82
Wed	85	115	122	114	99	101	99	101	108	115	116	119	109	94	86	83	81
Thu	84	108	125	113	102	99	101	102	109	115	119	122	117	102	92	85	82
Fri	84	100	108	106	101	107	109	114	119	135	138	132	124	110	92	86	84
Sat	81	82	82	84	89	95	102	105	104	112	106	98	99	89	86	84	82
Sun	82	82	82	84	85	91	103	113	109	102	99	95	94	89	88	86	81