Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Carlsbad

Right now (5:17 pm PDT): about 117 minutes via I-15 South, usually 101 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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	102	110	113	101	96	98	97	96	98	105	109	105	96	89	89	87
Tue	93	107	113	115	110	95	93	93	93	99	107	108	112	100	91	89	86
Wed	91	112	111	113	108	96	96	94	96	100	104	107	103	96	91	89	86
Thu	93	109	113	118	106	99	96	96	101	108	115	122	111	103	91	89	87
Fri	88	92	100	109	105	102	105	115	122	128	133	134	116	107	97	90	86
Sat	87	88	89	92	102	126	140	139	137	130	124	114	103	100	90	89	87
Sun	86	87	87	88	95	114	117	121	128	117	114	104	95	95	93	93	87

About this drive

On weekdays the 91-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Carlsbad (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 86 minutes and up to 134 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (140 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 16 miles surface streets (20 to 39 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Carlsbad?

The 91-mile drive usually takes 86 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (41 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (20 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	102	110	113	101	96	98	97	96	98	105	109	105	96	89	89	87
Tue	93	107	113	115	110	95	93	93	93	99	107	108	112	100	91	89	86
Wed	91	112	111	113	108	96	96	94	96	100	104	107	103	96	91	89	86
Thu	93	109	113	118	106	99	96	96	101	108	115	122	111	103	91	89	87
Fri	88	92	100	109	105	102	105	115	122	128	133	134	116	107	97	90	86
Sat	87	88	89	92	102	126	140	139	137	130	124	114	103	100	90	89	87
Sun	86	87	87	88	95	114	117	121	128	117	114	104	95	95	93	93	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	102	110	113	101	96	98	97	96	98	105	109	105	96	89	89	87
Tue	93	107	113	115	110	95	93	93	93	99	107	108	112	100	91	89	86
Wed	91	112	111	113	108	96	96	94	96	100	104	107	103	96	91	89	86
Thu	93	109	113	118	106	99	96	96	101	108	115	122	111	103	91	89	87
Fri	88	92	100	109	105	102	105	115	122	128	133	134	116	107	97	90	86
Sat	87	88	89	92	102	126	140	139	137	130	124	114	103	100	90	89	87
Sun	86	87	87	88	95	114	117	121	128	117	114	104	95	95	93	93	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	94	102	110	113	101	96	98	97	96	98	105	109	105	96	89	89	87
Tue	93	107	113	115	110	95	93	93	93	99	107	108	112	100	91	89	86
Wed	91	112	111	113	108	96	96	94	96	100	104	107	103	96	91	89	86
Thu	93	109	113	118	106	99	96	96	101	108	115	122	111	103	91	89	87
Fri	88	92	100	109	105	102	105	115	122	128	133	134	116	107	97	90	86
Sat	87	88	89	92	102	126	140	139	137	130	124	114	103	100	90	89	87
Sun	86	87	87	88	95	114	117	121	128	117	114	104	95	95	93	93	87