Best Time to Drive from Perris to Carlsbad

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 63 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 70 at this time.

Only 41% 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 Perris 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	57	72	68	62	60	59	60	59	58	58	58	60	57	56	55	55	55
Tue	56	72	74	67	61	60	58	58	58	58	59	60	58	57	56	56	55
Wed	56	74	77	64	60	60	59	59	58	59	61	60	60	57	56	56	55
Thu	56	74	70	64	61	60	60	59	59	61	61	62	62	58	57	56	55
Fri	55	61	60	64	60	61	63	66	72	75	78	77	78	65	60	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	57	61	71	76	78	80	76	71	70	62	57	57	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	65	80	79	78	80	71	67	63	58	58	56	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 57-mile drive from Perris to Carlsbad (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 61 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (81 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Perris 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 Perris to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 57-mile drive usually takes 55 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 61 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Perris to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 6:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (19 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (7 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 Perris (return trip) · Perris to Los Angeles · Perris to San Marcos · Perris to San Bernardino · Perris to Long Beach · Perris to Riverside · Perris to Anaheim · Perris to Riverside · Perris to Santa Ana · Perris to Santa Monica · Perris to Irvine · Perris to Fontana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	72	68	62	60	59	60	59	58	58	58	60	57	56	55	55	55
Tue	56	72	74	67	61	60	58	58	58	58	59	60	58	57	56	56	55
Wed	56	74	77	64	60	60	59	59	58	59	61	60	60	57	56	56	55
Thu	56	74	70	64	61	60	60	59	59	61	61	62	62	58	57	56	55
Fri	55	61	60	64	60	61	63	66	72	75	78	77	78	65	60	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	57	61	71	76	78	80	76	71	70	62	57	57	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	65	80	79	78	80	71	67	63	58	58	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	72	68	62	60	59	60	59	58	58	58	60	57	56	55	55	55
Tue	56	72	74	67	61	60	58	58	58	58	59	60	58	57	56	56	55
Wed	56	74	77	64	60	60	59	59	58	59	61	60	60	57	56	56	55
Thu	56	74	70	64	61	60	60	59	59	61	61	62	62	58	57	56	55
Fri	55	61	60	64	60	61	63	66	72	75	78	77	78	65	60	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	57	61	71	76	78	80	76	71	70	62	57	57	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	65	80	79	78	80	71	67	63	58	58	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	72	68	62	60	59	60	59	58	58	58	60	57	56	55	55	55
Tue	56	72	74	67	61	60	58	58	58	58	59	60	58	57	56	56	55
Wed	56	74	77	64	60	60	59	59	58	59	61	60	60	57	56	56	55
Thu	56	74	70	64	61	60	60	59	59	61	61	62	62	58	57	56	55
Fri	55	61	60	64	60	61	63	66	72	75	78	77	78	65	60	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	57	61	71	76	78	80	76	71	70	62	57	57	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	65	80	79	78	80	71	67	63	58	58	56	55