Best Time to Drive from La Verne to Carlsbad

Right now (12:51 am PST): about 76 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South.

Only 48% 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 La Verne 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	75	87	100	104	93	86	83	83	83	82	83	86	90	81	78	77	76
Tue	75	90	105	107	97	87	86	85	84	84	86	89	93	85	79	78	76
Wed	75	90	104	105	98	89	85	85	83	84	87	89	94	87	80	78	76
Thu	75	89	102	102	95	88	87	85	86	86	89	91	93	87	79	77	76
Fri	75	86	93	93	90	90	93	96	100	104	109	105	97	89	82	79	76
Sat	76	77	78	82	90	96	99	98	98	96	94	94	88	84	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	79	85	88	89	88	87	88	84	82	80	80	79	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 85-mile drive from La Verne to Carlsbad (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Verne 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 La Verne to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Verne to Carlsbad?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 75 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Verne to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (41 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (15 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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

More drives

Carlsbad to La Verne (return trip) · La Verne to Los Angeles · La Verne to Santa Monica · La Verne to Inglewood · La Verne to Long Beach · La Verne to Anaheim · La Verne to Santa Ana · La Verne to Oceanside · La Verne to Garden Grove · La Verne 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	75	87	100	104	93	86	83	83	83	82	83	86	90	81	78	77	76
Tue	75	90	105	107	97	87	86	85	84	84	86	89	93	85	79	78	76
Wed	75	90	104	105	98	89	85	85	83	84	87	89	94	87	80	78	76
Thu	75	89	102	102	95	88	87	85	86	86	89	91	93	87	79	77	76
Fri	75	86	93	93	90	90	93	96	100	104	109	105	97	89	82	79	76
Sat	76	77	78	82	90	96	99	98	98	96	94	94	88	84	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	79	85	88	89	88	87	88	84	82	80	80	79	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	87	100	104	93	86	83	83	83	82	83	86	90	81	78	77	76
Tue	75	90	105	107	97	87	86	85	84	84	86	89	93	85	79	78	76
Wed	75	90	104	105	98	89	85	85	83	84	87	89	94	87	80	78	76
Thu	75	89	102	102	95	88	87	85	86	86	89	91	93	87	79	77	76
Fri	75	86	93	93	90	90	93	96	100	104	109	105	97	89	82	79	76
Sat	76	77	78	82	90	96	99	98	98	96	94	94	88	84	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	79	85	88	89	88	87	88	84	82	80	80	79	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	87	100	104	93	86	83	83	83	82	83	86	90	81	78	77	76
Tue	75	90	105	107	97	87	86	85	84	84	86	89	93	85	79	78	76
Wed	75	90	104	105	98	89	85	85	83	84	87	89	94	87	80	78	76
Thu	75	89	102	102	95	88	87	85	86	86	89	91	93	87	79	77	76
Fri	75	86	93	93	90	90	93	96	100	104	109	105	97	89	82	79	76
Sat	76	77	78	82	90	96	99	98	98	96	94	94	88	84	80	78	76
Sun	76	76	76	77	79	85	88	89	88	87	88	84	82	80	80	79	76