Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to San Bernardino

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 79 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North.

Only 44% 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	96	106	100	92	93	95	97	102	102	103	103	100	88	82	80	79
Tue	80	100	113	105	90	93	93	98	98	104	112	112	102	89	82	80	78
Wed	80	104	110	101	89	91	92	96	100	105	111	116	103	90	83	80	79
Thu	80	99	108	101	93	91	96	95	104	106	117	117	111	96	87	81	79
Fri	80	91	99	94	93	97	101	109	120	135	136	133	129	110	90	83	80
Sat	78	79	79	80	86	90	100	104	103	111	103	97	95	85	81	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	80	86	103	108	110	103	102	96	93	85	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 78 minutes and up to 139 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 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (111 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 38 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 78 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 78 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to San Bernardino?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 139 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	96	106	100	92	93	95	97	102	102	103	103	100	88	82	80	79
Tue	80	100	113	105	90	93	93	98	98	104	112	112	102	89	82	80	78
Wed	80	104	110	101	89	91	92	96	100	105	111	116	103	90	83	80	79
Thu	80	99	108	101	93	91	96	95	104	106	117	117	111	96	87	81	79
Fri	80	91	99	94	93	97	101	109	120	135	136	133	129	110	90	83	80
Sat	78	79	79	80	86	90	100	104	103	111	103	97	95	85	81	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	80	86	103	108	110	103	102	96	93	85	83	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	96	106	100	92	93	95	97	102	102	103	103	100	88	82	80	79
Tue	80	100	113	105	90	93	93	98	98	104	112	112	102	89	82	80	78
Wed	80	104	110	101	89	91	92	96	100	105	111	116	103	90	83	80	79
Thu	80	99	108	101	93	91	96	95	104	106	117	117	111	96	87	81	79
Fri	80	91	99	94	93	97	101	109	120	135	136	133	129	110	90	83	80
Sat	78	79	79	80	86	90	100	104	103	111	103	97	95	85	81	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	80	86	103	108	110	103	102	96	93	85	83	82	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	96	106	100	92	93	95	97	102	102	103	103	100	88	82	80	79
Tue	80	100	113	105	90	93	93	98	98	104	112	112	102	89	82	80	78
Wed	80	104	110	101	89	91	92	96	100	105	111	116	103	90	83	80	79
Thu	80	99	108	101	93	91	96	95	104	106	117	117	111	96	87	81	79
Fri	80	91	99	94	93	97	101	109	120	135	136	133	129	110	90	83	80
Sat	78	79	79	80	86	90	100	104	103	111	103	97	95	85	81	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	80	86	103	108	110	103	102	96	93	85	83	82	78