Best Time to Drive from Cathedral City to Carlsbad

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 130 minutes via I-10 West and I-15 South, usually 134 at this time.

Only 22% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 112-mile drive from Cathedral City to Carlsbad (via I-10 West and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 125 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 1 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are after 3:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 135 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (150 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 54 miles surface streets (64 to 91 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cathedral City to central Carlsbad 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 Cathedral City to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave after 3:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 125 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Cathedral City to Carlsbad?

The 112-mile drive usually takes 125 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 135 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cathedral City to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 1 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 156 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (7 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (3 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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