Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to San Pedro

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 90 minutes via I-5 North and I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 90 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Pedro 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	78	78	79	80	81	81	82	84	84	87	98	114	108	85	82	82	80
Tue	77	78	79	80	82	83	84	84	86	92	102	115	110	93	83	81	78
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	84	84	85	86	95	104	116	110	93	88	84	78
Thu	78	79	79	80	82	83	84	84	86	93	102	108	104	92	90	81	77
Fri	77	79	79	80	82	84	84	87	96	105	110	118	110	97	90	83	79
Sat	77	78	78	79	80	83	91	95	93	96	93	89	87	86	87	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	82	89	95	98	97	96	91	90	90	91	88	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Carlsbad to San Pedro (via I-5 North and I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (98 minutes).

About 87 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.8 miles surface streets (2 to 5 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 Pedro 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 Pedro?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 77 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to San Pedro?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (21 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles 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	78	78	79	80	81	81	82	84	84	87	98	114	108	85	82	82	80
Tue	77	78	79	80	82	83	84	84	86	92	102	115	110	93	83	81	78
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	84	84	85	86	95	104	116	110	93	88	84	78
Thu	78	79	79	80	82	83	84	84	86	93	102	108	104	92	90	81	77
Fri	77	79	79	80	82	84	84	87	96	105	110	118	110	97	90	83	79
Sat	77	78	78	79	80	83	91	95	93	96	93	89	87	86	87	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	82	89	95	98	97	96	91	90	90	91	88	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	78	79	80	81	81	82	84	84	87	98	114	108	85	82	82	80
Tue	77	78	79	80	82	83	84	84	86	92	102	115	110	93	83	81	78
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	84	84	85	86	95	104	116	110	93	88	84	78
Thu	78	79	79	80	82	83	84	84	86	93	102	108	104	92	90	81	77
Fri	77	79	79	80	82	84	84	87	96	105	110	118	110	97	90	83	79
Sat	77	78	78	79	80	83	91	95	93	96	93	89	87	86	87	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	82	89	95	98	97	96	91	90	90	91	88	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	78	79	80	81	81	82	84	84	87	98	114	108	85	82	82	80
Tue	77	78	79	80	82	83	84	84	86	92	102	115	110	93	83	81	78
Wed	77	79	80	81	82	84	84	85	86	95	104	116	110	93	88	84	78
Thu	78	79	79	80	82	83	84	84	86	93	102	108	104	92	90	81	77
Fri	77	79	79	80	82	84	84	87	96	105	110	118	110	97	90	83	79
Sat	77	78	78	79	80	83	91	95	93	96	93	89	87	86	87	82	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	82	89	95	98	97	96	91	90	90	91	88	82