Best Time to Drive from Redlands to Carlsbad

Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-215 South, usually 82 at this time.

Only 58% 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	100	101	106	97	91	92	91	91	97	99	100	100	90	85	84	82
Tue	86	105	109	108	100	91	91	91	91	94	99	101	108	92	85	83	82
Wed	85	104	106	113	99	91	91	91	92	98	100	102	110	95	85	83	81
Thu	86	105	108	106	101	92	91	92	95	99	104	107	114	98	86	84	82
Fri	83	90	96	119	99	98	100	105	112	115	116	120	115	99	88	84	83
Sat	82	83	83	88	92	106	108	110	108	105	104	101	91	88	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	83	83	87	101	104	107	103	101	98	95	88	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 81 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 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 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (115 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 34 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 81 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 81 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 4:30 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	100	101	106	97	91	92	91	91	97	99	100	100	90	85	84	82
Tue	86	105	109	108	100	91	91	91	91	94	99	101	108	92	85	83	82
Wed	85	104	106	113	99	91	91	91	92	98	100	102	110	95	85	83	81
Thu	86	105	108	106	101	92	91	92	95	99	104	107	114	98	86	84	82
Fri	83	90	96	119	99	98	100	105	112	115	116	120	115	99	88	84	83
Sat	82	83	83	88	92	106	108	110	108	105	104	101	91	88	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	83	83	87	101	104	107	103	101	98	95	88	89	87	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	100	101	106	97	91	92	91	91	97	99	100	100	90	85	84	82
Tue	86	105	109	108	100	91	91	91	91	94	99	101	108	92	85	83	82
Wed	85	104	106	113	99	91	91	91	92	98	100	102	110	95	85	83	81
Thu	86	105	108	106	101	92	91	92	95	99	104	107	114	98	86	84	82
Fri	83	90	96	119	99	98	100	105	112	115	116	120	115	99	88	84	83
Sat	82	83	83	88	92	106	108	110	108	105	104	101	91	88	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	83	83	87	101	104	107	103	101	98	95	88	89	87	86	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	88	100	101	106	97	91	92	91	91	97	99	100	100	90	85	84	82
Tue	86	105	109	108	100	91	91	91	91	94	99	101	108	92	85	83	82
Wed	85	104	106	113	99	91	91	91	92	98	100	102	110	95	85	83	81
Thu	86	105	108	106	101	92	91	92	95	99	104	107	114	98	86	84	82
Fri	83	90	96	119	99	98	100	105	112	115	116	120	115	99	88	84	83
Sat	82	83	83	88	92	106	108	110	108	105	104	101	91	88	85	84	82
Sun	82	82	83	83	87	101	104	107	103	101	98	95	88	89	87	86	82