Best Time to Drive from Carlsbad to Wildomar

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 66 minutes via I-15 North, usually 62 at this time.

Only 23% 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 Wildomar 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	47	47	47	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	52	54	56	52	49	48	47
Tue	47	47	48	52	49	50	50	50	50	50	58	66	62	53	49	48	47
Wed	47	47	48	53	50	50	49	50	50	50	58	65	62	54	49	48	47
Thu	47	47	48	52	49	50	50	50	51	51	59	65	69	59	53	49	47
Fri	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	53	58	68	82	83	78	67	54	50	48
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	51	61	63	61	65	61	58	54	50	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	50	60	65	67	64	61	58	55	51	49	49	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Carlsbad to Wildomar (via I-15 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 88 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (20 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carlsbad to central Wildomar 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 Wildomar?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 88 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 47 to 88 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carlsbad to Wildomar?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 88 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 North in Inland Empire (14 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)

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	47	47	47	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	52	54	56	52	49	48	47
Tue	47	47	48	52	49	50	50	50	50	50	58	66	62	53	49	48	47
Wed	47	47	48	53	50	50	49	50	50	50	58	65	62	54	49	48	47
Thu	47	47	48	52	49	50	50	50	51	51	59	65	69	59	53	49	47
Fri	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	53	58	68	82	83	78	67	54	50	48
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	51	61	63	61	65	61	58	54	50	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	50	60	65	67	64	61	58	55	51	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	47	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	52	54	56	52	49	48	47
Tue	47	47	48	52	49	50	50	50	50	50	58	66	62	53	49	48	47
Wed	47	47	48	53	50	50	49	50	50	50	58	65	62	54	49	48	47
Thu	47	47	48	52	49	50	50	50	51	51	59	65	69	59	53	49	47
Fri	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	53	58	68	82	83	78	67	54	50	48
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	51	61	63	61	65	61	58	54	50	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	50	60	65	67	64	61	58	55	51	49	49	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	47	47	47	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	52	54	56	52	49	48	47
Tue	47	47	48	52	49	50	50	50	50	50	58	66	62	53	49	48	47
Wed	47	47	48	53	50	50	49	50	50	50	58	65	62	54	49	48	47
Thu	47	47	48	52	49	50	50	50	51	51	59	65	69	59	53	49	47
Fri	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	53	58	68	82	83	78	67	54	50	48
Sat	47	47	47	47	48	51	61	63	61	65	61	58	54	50	49	49	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	47	50	60	65	67	64	61	58	55	51	49	49	47