Best Time to Drive from San Bernardino to Carlsbad

Right now (8:20 pm PST): about 81 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 38% 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	96	101	107	94	89	90	90	91	95	102	102	104	88	81	80	79
Tue	83	102	109	115	101	90	90	89	91	94	107	105	108	92	82	80	78
Wed	82	101	109	117	99	90	89	90	91	96	104	108	113	96	82	80	79
Thu	82	100	104	110	98	90	90	90	94	98	111	107	111	96	82	80	80
Fri	80	87	95	104	95	93	96	102	107	113	114	115	108	93	85	81	79
Sat	79	79	80	84	88	96	100	103	101	97	95	95	88	86	83	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	83	92	95	98	96	94	91	89	85	85	84	83	79

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 117 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 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (106 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 35 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 117 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 117 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Bernardino to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 117 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	96	101	107	94	89	90	90	91	95	102	102	104	88	81	80	79
Tue	83	102	109	115	101	90	90	89	91	94	107	105	108	92	82	80	78
Wed	82	101	109	117	99	90	89	90	91	96	104	108	113	96	82	80	79
Thu	82	100	104	110	98	90	90	90	94	98	111	107	111	96	82	80	80
Fri	80	87	95	104	95	93	96	102	107	113	114	115	108	93	85	81	79
Sat	79	79	80	84	88	96	100	103	101	97	95	95	88	86	83	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	83	92	95	98	96	94	91	89	85	85	84	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	96	101	107	94	89	90	90	91	95	102	102	104	88	81	80	79
Tue	83	102	109	115	101	90	90	89	91	94	107	105	108	92	82	80	78
Wed	82	101	109	117	99	90	89	90	91	96	104	108	113	96	82	80	79
Thu	82	100	104	110	98	90	90	90	94	98	111	107	111	96	82	80	80
Fri	80	87	95	104	95	93	96	102	107	113	114	115	108	93	85	81	79
Sat	79	79	80	84	88	96	100	103	101	97	95	95	88	86	83	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	83	92	95	98	96	94	91	89	85	85	84	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	96	101	107	94	89	90	90	91	95	102	102	104	88	81	80	79
Tue	83	102	109	115	101	90	90	89	91	94	107	105	108	92	82	80	78
Wed	82	101	109	117	99	90	89	90	91	96	104	108	113	96	82	80	79
Thu	82	100	104	110	98	90	90	90	94	98	111	107	111	96	82	80	80
Fri	80	87	95	104	95	93	96	102	107	113	114	115	108	93	85	81	79
Sat	79	79	80	84	88	96	100	103	101	97	95	95	88	86	83	81	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	83	92	95	98	96	94	91	89	85	85	84	83	79