Best Time to Drive from Yucaipa to Carlsbad

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 109 minutes via I-15 South and I-10 East and SR-76 West, usually 125 at this time.

Only 25% 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	112	105	113	108	103	103	103	102	105	106	107	102	102	104	102	99
Tue	100	116	111	124	111	101	102	102	102	104	105	104	102	101	103	101	99
Wed	101	117	109	121	111	103	104	103	104	106	110	106	102	103	104	102	100
Thu	101	119	108	113	108	104	103	103	108	110	116	113	112	113	118	103	101
Fri	99	104	106	102	105	108	114	121	128	144	135	142	138	132	125	110	108
Sat	98	98	98	104	108	130	132	130	138	130	132	123	111	101	103	100	98
Sun	99	98	98	98	106	136	138	140	134	129	123	116	103	102	102	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 145 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 108 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (142 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 107 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 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 99 minutes then, versus up to 145 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 84-mile drive usually takes 99 to 145 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 108 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yucaipa to Carlsbad?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 145 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	112	105	113	108	103	103	103	102	105	106	107	102	102	104	102	99
Tue	100	116	111	124	111	101	102	102	102	104	105	104	102	101	103	101	99
Wed	101	117	109	121	111	103	104	103	104	106	110	106	102	103	104	102	100
Thu	101	119	108	113	108	104	103	103	108	110	116	113	112	113	118	103	101
Fri	99	104	106	102	105	108	114	121	128	144	135	142	138	132	125	110	108
Sat	98	98	98	104	108	130	132	130	138	130	132	123	111	101	103	100	98
Sun	99	98	98	98	106	136	138	140	134	129	123	116	103	102	102	100	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	112	105	113	108	103	103	103	102	105	106	107	102	102	104	102	99
Tue	100	116	111	124	111	101	102	102	102	104	105	104	102	101	103	101	99
Wed	101	117	109	121	111	103	104	103	104	106	110	106	102	103	104	102	100
Thu	101	119	108	113	108	104	103	103	108	110	116	113	112	113	118	103	101
Fri	99	104	106	102	105	108	114	121	128	144	135	142	138	132	125	110	108
Sat	98	98	98	104	108	130	132	130	138	130	132	123	111	101	103	100	98
Sun	99	98	98	98	106	136	138	140	134	129	123	116	103	102	102	100	97

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	101	112	105	113	108	103	103	103	102	105	106	107	102	102	104	102	99
Tue	100	116	111	124	111	101	102	102	102	104	105	104	102	101	103	101	99
Wed	101	117	109	121	111	103	104	103	104	106	110	106	102	103	104	102	100
Thu	101	119	108	113	108	104	103	103	108	110	116	113	112	113	118	103	101
Fri	99	104	106	102	105	108	114	121	128	144	135	142	138	132	125	110	108
Sat	98	98	98	104	108	130	132	130	138	130	132	123	111	101	103	100	98
Sun	99	98	98	98	106	136	138	140	134	129	123	116	103	102	102	100	97