Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Carlsbad

Right now (6:06 pm PDT): about 116 minutes via I-15 South and SR-76 West, usually 114 at this time.

Only 26% 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 Hemet 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	78	88	80	83	84	79	78	78	78	78	95	129	122	114	78	71	71
Tue	77	89	82	87	90	79	77	77	77	77	103	125	131	116	82	72	71
Wed	75	88	81	83	87	81	79	77	77	80	108	127	127	117	80	73	71
Thu	76	92	83	84	91	82	79	78	77	83	109	122	128	118	84	73	71
Fri	73	77	76	85	93	87	86	85	91	107	114	129	137	116	84	77	72
Sat	71	71	72	75	78	85	90	92	92	88	87	85	77	73	72	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	74	80	83	85	83	80	79	80	74	73	74	72	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Hemet to Carlsbad (via I-15 South and SR-76 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (45 to 111 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet 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 Hemet to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 71 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Carlsbad to Hemet (return trip) · Hemet to Long Beach · Hemet to Anaheim · Hemet to Riverside · Hemet to Santa Ana · Hemet to Irvine · Hemet to San Bernardino · Hemet to Fontana · Hemet to Huntington Beach · Hemet to Oceanside · Hemet to Garden Grove · Hemet to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	80	83	84	79	78	78	78	78	95	129	122	114	78	71	71
Tue	77	89	82	87	90	79	77	77	77	77	103	125	131	116	82	72	71
Wed	75	88	81	83	87	81	79	77	77	80	108	127	127	117	80	73	71
Thu	76	92	83	84	91	82	79	78	77	83	109	122	128	118	84	73	71
Fri	73	77	76	85	93	87	86	85	91	107	114	129	137	116	84	77	72
Sat	71	71	72	75	78	85	90	92	92	88	87	85	77	73	72	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	74	80	83	85	83	80	79	80	74	73	74	72	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	80	83	84	79	78	78	78	78	95	129	122	114	78	71	71
Tue	77	89	82	87	90	79	77	77	77	77	103	125	131	116	82	72	71
Wed	75	88	81	83	87	81	79	77	77	80	108	127	127	117	80	73	71
Thu	76	92	83	84	91	82	79	78	77	83	109	122	128	118	84	73	71
Fri	73	77	76	85	93	87	86	85	91	107	114	129	137	116	84	77	72
Sat	71	71	72	75	78	85	90	92	92	88	87	85	77	73	72	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	74	80	83	85	83	80	79	80	74	73	74	72	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	88	80	83	84	79	78	78	78	78	95	129	122	114	78	71	71
Tue	77	89	82	87	90	79	77	77	77	77	103	125	131	116	82	72	71
Wed	75	88	81	83	87	81	79	77	77	80	108	127	127	117	80	73	71
Thu	76	92	83	84	91	82	79	78	77	83	109	122	128	118	84	73	71
Fri	73	77	76	85	93	87	86	85	91	107	114	129	137	116	84	77	72
Sat	71	71	72	75	78	85	90	92	92	88	87	85	77	73	72	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	72	74	80	83	85	83	80	79	80	74	73	74	72	71