Best Time to Drive from Upland to Carlsbad

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 134 minutes via I-5 South, usually 98 at this time.

Only 16% 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 Upland 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	79	84	88	91	89	85	85	84	84	85	87	92	90	87	81	80	79
Tue	79	86	91	93	92	88	86	85	85	86	90	91	91	88	81	80	79
Wed	79	87	89	95	92	88	85	84	85	86	92	92	92	90	81	80	78
Thu	79	86	88	91	89	88	86	85	86	88	93	95	93	90	82	80	79
Fri	78	86	85	85	86	90	93	98	105	111	115	109	101	92	84	81	79
Sat	78	80	81	85	92	102	100	98	99	96	98	95	88	85	81	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	88	90	89	90	88	87	85	82	81	81	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Upland to Carlsbad (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 115 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 115 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Upland to Carlsbad?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 78 to 115 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 115 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (15 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Carlsbad to Upland (return trip) · Upland to Los Angeles · Upland to Long Beach · Upland to Anaheim · Upland to Santa Ana · Upland to Irvine · Upland to San Bernardino · Upland to Fontana · Upland to Moreno Valley · Upland to Huntington Beach · Upland to Glendale · Upland to Santa Clarita

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

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

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