Best Time to Drive from Redlands to San Diego

Right now (9:06 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via I-15 South and I-215 South, usually 98 at this time.

Only 29% 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 San Diego 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	105	127	132	124	114	109	108	109	110	115	119	114	114	107	101	100	99
Tue	104	137	145	135	119	109	108	108	109	115	122	120	114	108	101	99	98
Wed	102	135	139	132	117	108	108	108	109	114	121	120	118	110	101	100	98
Thu	103	136	134	128	116	107	108	108	109	114	124	122	117	111	102	100	99
Fri	101	112	117	119	113	109	110	112	115	121	123	117	115	109	104	100	98
Sat	99	100	100	101	104	107	111	113	114	112	111	108	106	104	102	100	99
Sun	98	98	99	99	101	102	105	108	108	106	105	104	103	104	103	103	98

About this drive

On weekdays the 111-mile drive from Redlands to San Diego (via I-15 South and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 98 minutes and up to 145 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 111 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 109 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Redlands to downtown San Diego 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 San Diego?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Redlands to San Diego?

The 111-mile drive usually takes 98 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 111 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to San Diego?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 145 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (40 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (39 miles) · SR-163 South in San Diego (11 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · I-10 West in Inland Empire (7 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	127	132	124	114	109	108	109	110	115	119	114	114	107	101	100	99
Tue	104	137	145	135	119	109	108	108	109	115	122	120	114	108	101	99	98
Wed	102	135	139	132	117	108	108	108	109	114	121	120	118	110	101	100	98
Thu	103	136	134	128	116	107	108	108	109	114	124	122	117	111	102	100	99
Fri	101	112	117	119	113	109	110	112	115	121	123	117	115	109	104	100	98
Sat	99	100	100	101	104	107	111	113	114	112	111	108	106	104	102	100	99
Sun	98	98	99	99	101	102	105	108	108	106	105	104	103	104	103	103	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	127	132	124	114	109	108	109	110	115	119	114	114	107	101	100	99
Tue	104	137	145	135	119	109	108	108	109	115	122	120	114	108	101	99	98
Wed	102	135	139	132	117	108	108	108	109	114	121	120	118	110	101	100	98
Thu	103	136	134	128	116	107	108	108	109	114	124	122	117	111	102	100	99
Fri	101	112	117	119	113	109	110	112	115	121	123	117	115	109	104	100	98
Sat	99	100	100	101	104	107	111	113	114	112	111	108	106	104	102	100	99
Sun	98	98	99	99	101	102	105	108	108	106	105	104	103	104	103	103	98

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	105	127	132	124	114	109	108	109	110	115	119	114	114	107	101	100	99
Tue	104	137	145	135	119	109	108	108	109	115	122	120	114	108	101	99	98
Wed	102	135	139	132	117	108	108	108	109	114	121	120	118	110	101	100	98
Thu	103	136	134	128	116	107	108	108	109	114	124	122	117	111	102	100	99
Fri	101	112	117	119	113	109	110	112	115	121	123	117	115	109	104	100	98
Sat	99	100	100	101	104	107	111	113	114	112	111	108	106	104	102	100	99
Sun	98	98	99	99	101	102	105	108	108	106	105	104	103	104	103	103	98