Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Carlsbad

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Moreno Valley 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	72	84	99	100	80	74	76	76	78	79	79	81	79	76	73	71	70
Tue	70	90	104	105	85	75	74	74	75	77	83	83	83	76	75	71	70
Wed	70	88	102	104	86	75	75	75	78	81	85	85	82	78	75	71	69
Thu	71	92	104	105	87	77	76	76	80	86	86	92	86	80	76	72	69
Fri	69	75	85	90	81	78	86	88	98	106	109	105	97	84	78	72	70
Sat	69	70	71	73	78	103	116	115	117	112	102	92	83	76	73	70	69
Sun	69	69	70	71	76	97	107	110	105	104	94	87	80	74	75	73	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 72-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Carlsbad (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 114 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 114 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Carlsbad?

The 72-mile drive usually takes 69 to 114 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 114 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (31 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (4 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 Moreno Valley (return trip) · Moreno Valley to Los Angeles · Moreno Valley to Long Beach · Moreno Valley to Anaheim · Moreno Valley to Riverside · Moreno Valley to Santa Ana · Moreno Valley to Irvine · Moreno Valley to San Bernardino · Moreno Valley to Fontana · Moreno Valley to Huntington Beach · Moreno Valley to Glendale · Moreno Valley 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	72	84	99	100	80	74	76	76	78	79	79	81	79	76	73	71	70
Tue	70	90	104	105	85	75	74	74	75	77	83	83	83	76	75	71	70
Wed	70	88	102	104	86	75	75	75	78	81	85	85	82	78	75	71	69
Thu	71	92	104	105	87	77	76	76	80	86	86	92	86	80	76	72	69
Fri	69	75	85	90	81	78	86	88	98	106	109	105	97	84	78	72	70
Sat	69	70	71	73	78	103	116	115	117	112	102	92	83	76	73	70	69
Sun	69	69	70	71	76	97	107	110	105	104	94	87	80	74	75	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	84	99	100	80	74	76	76	78	79	79	81	79	76	73	71	70
Tue	70	90	104	105	85	75	74	74	75	77	83	83	83	76	75	71	70
Wed	70	88	102	104	86	75	75	75	78	81	85	85	82	78	75	71	69
Thu	71	92	104	105	87	77	76	76	80	86	86	92	86	80	76	72	69
Fri	69	75	85	90	81	78	86	88	98	106	109	105	97	84	78	72	70
Sat	69	70	71	73	78	103	116	115	117	112	102	92	83	76	73	70	69
Sun	69	69	70	71	76	97	107	110	105	104	94	87	80	74	75	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	84	99	100	80	74	76	76	78	79	79	81	79	76	73	71	70
Tue	70	90	104	105	85	75	74	74	75	77	83	83	83	76	75	71	70
Wed	70	88	102	104	86	75	75	75	78	81	85	85	82	78	75	71	69
Thu	71	92	104	105	87	77	76	76	80	86	86	92	86	80	76	72	69
Fri	69	75	85	90	81	78	86	88	98	106	109	105	97	84	78	72	70
Sat	69	70	71	73	78	103	116	115	117	112	102	92	83	76	73	70	69
Sun	69	69	70	71	76	97	107	110	105	104	94	87	80	74	75	73	70