Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Carlsbad

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 97 minutes via I-215 South, usually 102 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Redlands 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	88	101	101	104	97	90	91	91	91	95	98	99	101	92	85	84	82
Tue	86	107	110	109	101	91	90	90	91	93	98	101	108	95	85	83	82
Wed	85	107	107	108	100	91	90	90	92	95	99	102	107	97	85	83	82
Thu	86	105	107	105	101	91	90	91	93	96	103	106	114	98	86	84	82
Fri	83	91	98	106	97	95	97	102	109	114	114	121	114	98	88	84	83
Sat	82	83	83	87	91	101	104	105	106	103	102	99	91	88	86	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	87	100	102	104	103	99	96	94	89	89	87	86	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 86-mile drive from Redlands to Carlsbad (via I-215 South) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 121 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (108 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands 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 Redlands to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 86-mile drive usually takes 82 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 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	88	101	101	104	97	90	91	91	91	95	98	99	101	92	85	84	82
Tue	86	107	110	109	101	91	90	90	91	93	98	101	108	95	85	83	82
Wed	85	107	107	108	100	91	90	90	92	95	99	102	107	97	85	83	82
Thu	86	105	107	105	101	91	90	91	93	96	103	106	114	98	86	84	82
Fri	83	91	98	106	97	95	97	102	109	114	114	121	114	98	88	84	83
Sat	82	83	83	87	91	101	104	105	106	103	102	99	91	88	86	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	87	100	102	104	103	99	96	94	89	89	87	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	101	101	104	97	90	91	91	91	95	98	99	101	92	85	84	82
Tue	86	107	110	109	101	91	90	90	91	93	98	101	108	95	85	83	82
Wed	85	107	107	108	100	91	90	90	92	95	99	102	107	97	85	83	82
Thu	86	105	107	105	101	91	90	91	93	96	103	106	114	98	86	84	82
Fri	83	91	98	106	97	95	97	102	109	114	114	121	114	98	88	84	83
Sat	82	83	83	87	91	101	104	105	106	103	102	99	91	88	86	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	87	100	102	104	103	99	96	94	89	89	87	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	101	101	104	97	90	91	91	91	95	98	99	101	92	85	84	82
Tue	86	107	110	109	101	91	90	90	91	93	98	101	108	95	85	83	82
Wed	85	107	107	108	100	91	90	90	92	95	99	102	107	97	85	83	82
Thu	86	105	107	105	101	91	90	91	93	96	103	106	114	98	86	84	82
Fri	83	91	98	106	97	95	97	102	109	114	114	121	114	98	88	84	83
Sat	82	83	83	87	91	101	104	105	106	103	102	99	91	88	86	85	82
Sun	82	82	82	83	87	100	102	104	103	99	96	94	89	89	87	86	82