Best Time to Drive from Rowland Heights to Carlsbad

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 85 minutes via I-5 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 59% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Rowland Heights to Carlsbad (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rowland Heights 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 Rowland Heights to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rowland Heights to Carlsbad?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 67 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rowland Heights to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (40 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (16 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (1.6 miles)

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