Best Time to Drive from Wildomar to Carlsbad

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-15 South and SR-76 West, usually 51 at this time.

Only 31% 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 Wildomar 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	48	61	60	52	51	50	51	50	50	50	50	51	50	48	47	47	47
Tue	47	61	64	56	53	50	49	49	49	49	50	53	52	48	47	47	47
Wed	47	61	66	54	52	50	50	50	49	50	52	52	51	48	48	47	47
Thu	47	61	61	54	54	50	51	50	50	52	54	54	54	50	48	48	47
Fri	47	51	51	52	51	52	55	58	61	63	66	65	65	58	53	48	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	53	60	69	73	74	67	62	62	55	50	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	54	66	65	65	63	60	58	55	50	49	48	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Wildomar to Carlsbad (via I-15 South and SR-76 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 67 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 52 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 31 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (19 to 35 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Wildomar 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 Wildomar to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 67 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 47 to 67 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 52 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Wildomar to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 67 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (18 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (7 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (2 miles)

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

More drives

Carlsbad to Wildomar (return trip) · Wildomar to Los Angeles · Wildomar to San Diego · Wildomar to Long Beach · Wildomar to Anaheim · Wildomar to Riverside · Wildomar to Santa Ana · Wildomar to Chula Vista · Wildomar to Irvine · Wildomar to San Bernardino · Wildomar to Fontana · Wildomar to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	61	60	52	51	50	51	50	50	50	50	51	50	48	47	47	47
Tue	47	61	64	56	53	50	49	49	49	49	50	53	52	48	47	47	47
Wed	47	61	66	54	52	50	50	50	49	50	52	52	51	48	48	47	47
Thu	47	61	61	54	54	50	51	50	50	52	54	54	54	50	48	48	47
Fri	47	51	51	52	51	52	55	58	61	63	66	65	65	58	53	48	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	53	60	69	73	74	67	62	62	55	50	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	54	66	65	65	63	60	58	55	50	49	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	61	60	52	51	50	51	50	50	50	50	51	50	48	47	47	47
Tue	47	61	64	56	53	50	49	49	49	49	50	53	52	48	47	47	47
Wed	47	61	66	54	52	50	50	50	49	50	52	52	51	48	48	47	47
Thu	47	61	61	54	54	50	51	50	50	52	54	54	54	50	48	48	47
Fri	47	51	51	52	51	52	55	58	61	63	66	65	65	58	53	48	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	53	60	69	73	74	67	62	62	55	50	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	54	66	65	65	63	60	58	55	50	49	48	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	61	60	52	51	50	51	50	50	50	50	51	50	48	47	47	47
Tue	47	61	64	56	53	50	49	49	49	49	50	53	52	48	47	47	47
Wed	47	61	66	54	52	50	50	50	49	50	52	52	51	48	48	47	47
Thu	47	61	61	54	54	50	51	50	50	52	54	54	54	50	48	48	47
Fri	47	51	51	52	51	52	55	58	61	63	66	65	65	58	53	48	47
Sat	47	47	47	48	53	60	69	73	74	67	62	62	55	50	49	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	48	48	54	66	65	65	63	60	58	55	50	49	48	47