Best Time to Drive from Redlands to San Diego

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-15 South and I-215 South, usually 102 at this time.

Only 67% 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	104	127	132	122	112	110	108	109	110	113	118	112	112	106	100	100	99
Tue	103	138	146	133	116	108	108	108	108	115	121	120	114	107	100	99	98
Wed	102	134	138	131	117	108	107	107	108	113	120	121	117	108	101	99	98
Thu	103	139	140	131	116	107	107	107	109	114	125	122	117	109	101	100	98
Fri	100	111	116	119	114	108	109	111	115	119	121	116	111	106	102	99	98
Sat	99	99	100	101	105	112	122	124	124	118	112	108	104	102	101	100	98
Sun	98	98	99	100	101	104	107	112	111	108	106	106	103	103	103	103	99

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 146 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (127 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 98 minutes then, versus up to 146 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 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Redlands to San Diego?

Leaving around 7 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 146 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	104	127	132	122	112	110	108	109	110	113	118	112	112	106	100	100	99
Tue	103	138	146	133	116	108	108	108	108	115	121	120	114	107	100	99	98
Wed	102	134	138	131	117	108	107	107	108	113	120	121	117	108	101	99	98
Thu	103	139	140	131	116	107	107	107	109	114	125	122	117	109	101	100	98
Fri	100	111	116	119	114	108	109	111	115	119	121	116	111	106	102	99	98
Sat	99	99	100	101	105	112	122	124	124	118	112	108	104	102	101	100	98
Sun	98	98	99	100	101	104	107	112	111	108	106	106	103	103	103	103	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	127	132	122	112	110	108	109	110	113	118	112	112	106	100	100	99
Tue	103	138	146	133	116	108	108	108	108	115	121	120	114	107	100	99	98
Wed	102	134	138	131	117	108	107	107	108	113	120	121	117	108	101	99	98
Thu	103	139	140	131	116	107	107	107	109	114	125	122	117	109	101	100	98
Fri	100	111	116	119	114	108	109	111	115	119	121	116	111	106	102	99	98
Sat	99	99	100	101	105	112	122	124	124	118	112	108	104	102	101	100	98
Sun	98	98	99	100	101	104	107	112	111	108	106	106	103	103	103	103	99

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	104	127	132	122	112	110	108	109	110	113	118	112	112	106	100	100	99
Tue	103	138	146	133	116	108	108	108	108	115	121	120	114	107	100	99	98
Wed	102	134	138	131	117	108	107	107	108	113	120	121	117	108	101	99	98
Thu	103	139	140	131	116	107	107	107	109	114	125	122	117	109	101	100	98
Fri	100	111	116	119	114	108	109	111	115	119	121	116	111	106	102	99	98
Sat	99	99	100	101	105	112	122	124	124	118	112	108	104	102	101	100	98
Sun	98	98	99	100	101	104	107	112	111	108	106	106	103	103	103	103	99