Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Carlsbad
Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 28 minutes via I-5 North and SR-56 West, usually 26 at this time.
Only 76% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 24 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Tue | 24 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Wed | 24 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 24 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Fri | 24 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Sat | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Sun | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Carlsbad (via I-5 North and SR-56 West) usually takes as little as 24 minutes and up to 43 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 27 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (30 minutes).
About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Penasquitos 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 Penasquitos to Carlsbad?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 24 minutes then, versus up to 43 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Rancho Penasquitos to Carlsbad?
The 27-mile drive usually takes 24 to 43 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 27 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Rancho Penasquitos to Carlsbad?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 43 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in San Diego (16 miles) · SR-56 West in San Diego (9 miles)
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