Best Time to Drive from Yucaipa to Carlsbad

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 111 minutes via I-15 South and I-10 East and SR-76 West, usually 102 at this time.

Only 28% 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 Yucaipa 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	101	110	103	109	107	104	104	102	103	106	109	112	102	103	104	102	99
Tue	100	114	110	124	111	102	103	103	103	105	108	105	103	101	104	101	99
Wed	100	115	107	121	111	103	105	104	104	109	112	109	103	105	105	102	101
Thu	100	114	107	112	108	105	104	105	109	114	122	117	109	112	120	103	101
Fri	99	101	100	101	108	112	116	129	131	139	135	138	141	137	126	113	111
Sat	98	98	98	106	110	135	137	133	144	134	143	129	113	101	103	100	98
Sun	99	98	98	98	105	139	145	147	135	135	129	121	104	102	104	100	97

About this drive

On weekdays the 84-mile drive from Yucaipa to Carlsbad (via I-15 South and I-10 East and SR-76 West) usually takes as little as 99 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 110 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Sundays (168 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 49 miles surface streets (66 to 109 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yucaipa 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 Yucaipa to Carlsbad?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 99 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 110 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yucaipa to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (9 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)

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	101	110	103	109	107	104	104	102	103	106	109	112	102	103	104	102	99
Tue	100	114	110	124	111	102	103	103	103	105	108	105	103	101	104	101	99
Wed	100	115	107	121	111	103	105	104	104	109	112	109	103	105	105	102	101
Thu	100	114	107	112	108	105	104	105	109	114	122	117	109	112	120	103	101
Fri	99	101	100	101	108	112	116	129	131	139	135	138	141	137	126	113	111
Sat	98	98	98	106	110	135	137	133	144	134	143	129	113	101	103	100	98
Sun	99	98	98	98	105	139	145	147	135	135	129	121	104	102	104	100	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	110	103	109	107	104	104	102	103	106	109	112	102	103	104	102	99
Tue	100	114	110	124	111	102	103	103	103	105	108	105	103	101	104	101	99
Wed	100	115	107	121	111	103	105	104	104	109	112	109	103	105	105	102	101
Thu	100	114	107	112	108	105	104	105	109	114	122	117	109	112	120	103	101
Fri	99	101	100	101	108	112	116	129	131	139	135	138	141	137	126	113	111
Sat	98	98	98	106	110	135	137	133	144	134	143	129	113	101	103	100	98
Sun	99	98	98	98	105	139	145	147	135	135	129	121	104	102	104	100	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	110	103	109	107	104	104	102	103	106	109	112	102	103	104	102	99
Tue	100	114	110	124	111	102	103	103	103	105	108	105	103	101	104	101	99
Wed	100	115	107	121	111	103	105	104	104	109	112	109	103	105	105	102	101
Thu	100	114	107	112	108	105	104	105	109	114	122	117	109	112	120	103	101
Fri	99	101	100	101	108	112	116	129	131	139	135	138	141	137	126	113	111
Sat	98	98	98	106	110	135	137	133	144	134	143	129	113	101	103	100	98
Sun	99	98	98	98	105	139	145	147	135	135	129	121	104	102	104	100	97