Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Carlsbad

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 81 at this time.

Only 63% 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 San Bernardino 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	84	95	103	105	94	89	91	91	93	98	101	102	106	88	81	80	79
Tue	82	102	109	113	98	90	90	90	91	94	107	107	109	90	82	80	78
Wed	82	102	110	116	98	90	90	89	90	96	102	109	112	95	82	80	78
Thu	83	103	108	114	100	91	90	90	95	99	114	110	112	95	83	81	79
Fri	79	87	96	106	96	94	98	101	108	112	116	117	108	92	84	80	79
Sat	79	80	81	85	91	108	117	123	116	107	102	97	90	84	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	80	82	87	101	105	106	104	100	96	90	85	85	84	83	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from San Bernardino to Carlsbad (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 118 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (123 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (17 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 118 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Bernardino to Carlsbad?

The 83-mile drive usually takes 78 to 118 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 118 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (43 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 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) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (2 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	84	95	103	105	94	89	91	91	93	98	101	102	106	88	81	80	79
Tue	82	102	109	113	98	90	90	90	91	94	107	107	109	90	82	80	78
Wed	82	102	110	116	98	90	90	89	90	96	102	109	112	95	82	80	78
Thu	83	103	108	114	100	91	90	90	95	99	114	110	112	95	83	81	79
Fri	79	87	96	106	96	94	98	101	108	112	116	117	108	92	84	80	79
Sat	79	80	81	85	91	108	117	123	116	107	102	97	90	84	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	80	82	87	101	105	106	104	100	96	90	85	85	84	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	95	103	105	94	89	91	91	93	98	101	102	106	88	81	80	79
Tue	82	102	109	113	98	90	90	90	91	94	107	107	109	90	82	80	78
Wed	82	102	110	116	98	90	90	89	90	96	102	109	112	95	82	80	78
Thu	83	103	108	114	100	91	90	90	95	99	114	110	112	95	83	81	79
Fri	79	87	96	106	96	94	98	101	108	112	116	117	108	92	84	80	79
Sat	79	80	81	85	91	108	117	123	116	107	102	97	90	84	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	80	82	87	101	105	106	104	100	96	90	85	85	84	83	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	95	103	105	94	89	91	91	93	98	101	102	106	88	81	80	79
Tue	82	102	109	113	98	90	90	90	91	94	107	107	109	90	82	80	78
Wed	82	102	110	116	98	90	90	89	90	96	102	109	112	95	82	80	78
Thu	83	103	108	114	100	91	90	90	95	99	114	110	112	95	83	81	79
Fri	79	87	96	106	96	94	98	101	108	112	116	117	108	92	84	80	79
Sat	79	80	81	85	91	108	117	123	116	107	102	97	90	84	82	81	79
Sun	79	79	80	82	87	101	105	106	104	100	96	90	85	85	84	83	80