Best Time to Drive from Highland to Carlsbad

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 100 minutes via I-215 South, usually 103 at this time.

Only 42% 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 Highland 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	94	104	102	102	98	94	95	95	95	99	102	102	104	97	94	91	90
Tue	91	110	109	107	100	95	94	94	95	98	102	106	108	96	91	90	87
Wed	91	110	106	107	99	94	94	94	95	99	102	105	108	97	91	86	91
Thu	91	108	106	104	100	94	94	95	97	100	107	108	115	98	89	87	86
Fri	87	94	101	104	99	99	101	106	112	118	119	123	115	99	90	87	86
Sat	86	86	87	91	94	104	108	110	107	105	108	101	94	92	89	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	87	91	102	105	107	107	102	100	97	92	92	90	89	85

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Highland to Carlsbad (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (113 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (19 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Highland 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 Highland to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 86 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 89-mile drive usually takes 86 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Highland to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (7 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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

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Carlsbad to Highland (return trip) · Highland to Los Angeles · Highland to Long Beach · Highland to Anaheim · Highland to Riverside · Highland to Santa Ana · Highland to Irvine · Highland to Fontana · Highland to Moreno Valley · Highland to Huntington Beach · Highland to Glendale · Highland to Oceanside

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	104	102	102	98	94	95	95	95	99	102	102	104	97	94	91	90
Tue	91	110	109	107	100	95	94	94	95	98	102	106	108	96	91	90	87
Wed	91	110	106	107	99	94	94	94	95	99	102	105	108	97	91	86	91
Thu	91	108	106	104	100	94	94	95	97	100	107	108	115	98	89	87	86
Fri	87	94	101	104	99	99	101	106	112	118	119	123	115	99	90	87	86
Sat	86	86	87	91	94	104	108	110	107	105	108	101	94	92	89	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	87	91	102	105	107	107	102	100	97	92	92	90	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	104	102	102	98	94	95	95	95	99	102	102	104	97	94	91	90
Tue	91	110	109	107	100	95	94	94	95	98	102	106	108	96	91	90	87
Wed	91	110	106	107	99	94	94	94	95	99	102	105	108	97	91	86	91
Thu	91	108	106	104	100	94	94	95	97	100	107	108	115	98	89	87	86
Fri	87	94	101	104	99	99	101	106	112	118	119	123	115	99	90	87	86
Sat	86	86	87	91	94	104	108	110	107	105	108	101	94	92	89	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	87	91	102	105	107	107	102	100	97	92	92	90	89	85

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	104	102	102	98	94	95	95	95	99	102	102	104	97	94	91	90
Tue	91	110	109	107	100	95	94	94	95	98	102	106	108	96	91	90	87
Wed	91	110	106	107	99	94	94	94	95	99	102	105	108	97	91	86	91
Thu	91	108	106	104	100	94	94	95	97	100	107	108	115	98	89	87	86
Fri	87	94	101	104	99	99	101	106	112	118	119	123	115	99	90	87	86
Sat	86	86	87	91	94	104	108	110	107	105	108	101	94	92	89	88	86
Sun	86	86	86	87	91	102	105	107	107	102	100	97	92	92	90	89	85