Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Carlsbad

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 54% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	79	87	91	85	79	77	78	79	79	79	82	84	77	74	73	72
Tue	72	82	94	95	88	81	81	80	79	79	81	84	88	81	75	74	72
Wed	71	81	93	95	89	84	81	81	78	80	82	84	89	82	76	74	73
Thu	72	81	88	90	88	82	81	80	82	81	83	85	87	80	75	73	72
Fri	72	80	87	87	86	85	88	92	93	98	101	98	93	84	78	75	73
Sat	72	73	74	78	89	99	99	98	99	94	93	92	83	79	75	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	82	86	86	85	85	85	81	77	76	76	75	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Carlsbad (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 103 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 103 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Carlsbad?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 71 to 103 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 103 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (40 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (16 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Carlsbad to Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights to Los Angeles · Hacienda Heights to Long Beach · Hacienda Heights to Riverside · Hacienda Heights to Santa Ana · Hacienda Heights to Irvine · Hacienda Heights to San Bernardino · Hacienda Heights to Fontana · Hacienda Heights to Moreno Valley · Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach · Hacienda Heights to Glendale · Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	87	91	85	79	77	78	79	79	79	82	84	77	74	73	72
Tue	72	82	94	95	88	81	81	80	79	79	81	84	88	81	75	74	72
Wed	71	81	93	95	89	84	81	81	78	80	82	84	89	82	76	74	73
Thu	72	81	88	90	88	82	81	80	82	81	83	85	87	80	75	73	72
Fri	72	80	87	87	86	85	88	92	93	98	101	98	93	84	78	75	73
Sat	72	73	74	78	89	99	99	98	99	94	93	92	83	79	75	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	82	86	86	85	85	85	81	77	76	76	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	87	91	85	79	77	78	79	79	79	82	84	77	74	73	72
Tue	72	82	94	95	88	81	81	80	79	79	81	84	88	81	75	74	72
Wed	71	81	93	95	89	84	81	81	78	80	82	84	89	82	76	74	73
Thu	72	81	88	90	88	82	81	80	82	81	83	85	87	80	75	73	72
Fri	72	80	87	87	86	85	88	92	93	98	101	98	93	84	78	75	73
Sat	72	73	74	78	89	99	99	98	99	94	93	92	83	79	75	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	82	86	86	85	85	85	81	77	76	76	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	79	87	91	85	79	77	78	79	79	79	82	84	77	74	73	72
Tue	72	82	94	95	88	81	81	80	79	79	81	84	88	81	75	74	72
Wed	71	81	93	95	89	84	81	81	78	80	82	84	89	82	76	74	73
Thu	72	81	88	90	88	82	81	80	82	81	83	85	87	80	75	73	72
Fri	72	80	87	87	86	85	88	92	93	98	101	98	93	84	78	75	73
Sat	72	73	74	78	89	99	99	98	99	94	93	92	83	79	75	74	73
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	82	86	86	85	85	85	81	77	76	76	75	72