Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Carlsbad

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 116 minutes via I-5 South, usually 88 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 Chino Hills to Carlsbad 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	71	75	77	77	77	77	76	75	76	75	74	75	74	73	72	72	71
Tue	71	76	78	78	79	78	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	73	72	72	71
Wed	71	77	77	78	79	78	76	75	75	76	77	75	74	73	72	72	70
Thu	71	77	76	76	78	79	77	76	76	77	78	77	75	74	73	72	71
Fri	71	77	77	76	77	80	83	87	90	93	96	92	84	77	74	73	71
Sat	70	72	73	76	84	92	90	88	92	85	85	84	77	74	73	72	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	78	82	81	80	80	79	77	75	73	73	73	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Chino Hills to Carlsbad (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chino Hills to Carlsbad?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (15 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	77	77	77	77	76	75	76	75	74	75	74	73	72	72	71
Tue	71	76	78	78	79	78	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	73	72	72	71
Wed	71	77	77	78	79	78	76	75	75	76	77	75	74	73	72	72	70
Thu	71	77	76	76	78	79	77	76	76	77	78	77	75	74	73	72	71
Fri	71	77	77	76	77	80	83	87	90	93	96	92	84	77	74	73	71
Sat	70	72	73	76	84	92	90	88	92	85	85	84	77	74	73	72	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	78	82	81	80	80	79	77	75	73	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	77	77	77	77	76	75	76	75	74	75	74	73	72	72	71
Tue	71	76	78	78	79	78	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	73	72	72	71
Wed	71	77	77	78	79	78	76	75	75	76	77	75	74	73	72	72	70
Thu	71	77	76	76	78	79	77	76	76	77	78	77	75	74	73	72	71
Fri	71	77	77	76	77	80	83	87	90	93	96	92	84	77	74	73	71
Sat	70	72	73	76	84	92	90	88	92	85	85	84	77	74	73	72	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	78	82	81	80	80	79	77	75	73	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	77	77	77	77	76	75	76	75	74	75	74	73	72	72	71
Tue	71	76	78	78	79	78	76	75	75	75	75	75	74	73	72	72	71
Wed	71	77	77	78	79	78	76	75	75	76	77	75	74	73	72	72	70
Thu	71	77	76	76	78	79	77	76	76	77	78	77	75	74	73	72	71
Fri	71	77	77	76	77	80	83	87	90	93	96	92	84	77	74	73	71
Sat	70	72	73	76	84	92	90	88	92	85	85	84	77	74	73	72	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	78	82	81	80	80	79	77	75	73	73	73	70