Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to San Bernardino

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 81 at this time.

Only 65% 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 San Bernardino 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	81	94	106	96	90	92	94	97	103	101	102	102	102	88	82	81	80
Tue	80	99	111	102	89	91	92	96	97	103	111	111	101	89	82	81	79
Wed	80	101	106	98	89	91	92	96	100	104	111	113	102	88	83	81	79
Thu	80	99	109	99	92	90	95	94	102	107	116	117	110	98	87	82	79
Fri	80	91	97	92	91	96	99	108	118	135	147	135	129	109	86	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	81	83	88	116	119	118	121	114	107	99	86	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	80	81	81	89	118	125	122	114	110	102	97	89	83	82	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Carlsbad to San Bernardino (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 147 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Sundays (125 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (17 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 San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carlsbad to San Bernardino?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 79 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (42 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 West in Inland Empire (1.6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	94	106	96	90	92	94	97	103	101	102	102	102	88	82	81	80
Tue	80	99	111	102	89	91	92	96	97	103	111	111	101	89	82	81	79
Wed	80	101	106	98	89	91	92	96	100	104	111	113	102	88	83	81	79
Thu	80	99	109	99	92	90	95	94	102	107	116	117	110	98	87	82	79
Fri	80	91	97	92	91	96	99	108	118	135	147	135	129	109	86	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	81	83	88	116	119	118	121	114	107	99	86	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	80	81	81	89	118	125	122	114	110	102	97	89	83	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	94	106	96	90	92	94	97	103	101	102	102	102	88	82	81	80
Tue	80	99	111	102	89	91	92	96	97	103	111	111	101	89	82	81	79
Wed	80	101	106	98	89	91	92	96	100	104	111	113	102	88	83	81	79
Thu	80	99	109	99	92	90	95	94	102	107	116	117	110	98	87	82	79
Fri	80	91	97	92	91	96	99	108	118	135	147	135	129	109	86	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	81	83	88	116	119	118	121	114	107	99	86	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	80	81	81	89	118	125	122	114	110	102	97	89	83	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	94	106	96	90	92	94	97	103	101	102	102	102	88	82	81	80
Tue	80	99	111	102	89	91	92	96	97	103	111	111	101	89	82	81	79
Wed	80	101	106	98	89	91	92	96	100	104	111	113	102	88	83	81	79
Thu	80	99	109	99	92	90	95	94	102	107	116	117	110	98	87	82	79
Fri	80	91	97	92	91	96	99	108	118	135	147	135	129	109	86	82	79
Sat	79	79	79	81	83	88	116	119	118	121	114	107	99	86	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	80	81	81	89	118	125	122	114	110	102	97	89	83	82	78