Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Upland

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 96 minutes via I-5 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Upland 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	86	90	86	83	84	85	86	87	96	100	97	94	84	81	79	78
Tue	78	90	93	89	86	87	86	86	88	97	99	97	94	83	83	80	78
Wed	78	89	95	90	86	86	85	86	88	98	99	100	98	83	83	81	78
Thu	78	87	92	85	85	86	85	87	91	98	102	101	97	86	85	82	78
Fri	77	80	83	82	85	86	87	96	105	110	111	107	98	90	84	82	78
Sat	77	78	79	80	84	86	91	95	96	96	97	94	91	84	82	82	78
Sun	77	77	77	78	79	82	88	95	96	96	94	90	88	83	82	82	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Carlsbad to Upland (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 77 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Upland?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (21 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	86	90	86	83	84	85	86	87	96	100	97	94	84	81	79	78
Tue	78	90	93	89	86	87	86	86	88	97	99	97	94	83	83	80	78
Wed	78	89	95	90	86	86	85	86	88	98	99	100	98	83	83	81	78
Thu	78	87	92	85	85	86	85	87	91	98	102	101	97	86	85	82	78
Fri	77	80	83	82	85	86	87	96	105	110	111	107	98	90	84	82	78
Sat	77	78	79	80	84	86	91	95	96	96	97	94	91	84	82	82	78
Sun	77	77	77	78	79	82	88	95	96	96	94	90	88	83	82	82	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	86	90	86	83	84	85	86	87	96	100	97	94	84	81	79	78
Tue	78	90	93	89	86	87	86	86	88	97	99	97	94	83	83	80	78
Wed	78	89	95	90	86	86	85	86	88	98	99	100	98	83	83	81	78
Thu	78	87	92	85	85	86	85	87	91	98	102	101	97	86	85	82	78
Fri	77	80	83	82	85	86	87	96	105	110	111	107	98	90	84	82	78
Sat	77	78	79	80	84	86	91	95	96	96	97	94	91	84	82	82	78
Sun	77	77	77	78	79	82	88	95	96	96	94	90	88	83	82	82	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	86	90	86	83	84	85	86	87	96	100	97	94	84	81	79	78
Tue	78	90	93	89	86	87	86	86	88	97	99	97	94	83	83	80	78
Wed	78	89	95	90	86	86	85	86	88	98	99	100	98	83	83	81	78
Thu	78	87	92	85	85	86	85	87	91	98	102	101	97	86	85	82	78
Fri	77	80	83	82	85	86	87	96	105	110	111	107	98	90	84	82	78
Sat	77	78	79	80	84	86	91	95	96	96	97	94	91	84	82	82	78
Sun	77	77	77	78	79	82	88	95	96	96	94	90	88	83	82	82	77