Best Time to Drive from Aliso Viejo to Oceanside

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via I-5 South, usually 34 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Aliso Viejo to Oceanside 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	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
Tue	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34
Wed	33	34	35	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34
Thu	33	34	34	34	34	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	35	35	34	34	33
Fri	34	34	34	34	35	36	39	43	48	54	54	52	46	39	35	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	38	44	48	47	47	46	45	45	41	36	35	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	38	38	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Aliso Viejo to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 33 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (50 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Aliso Viejo to central Oceanside 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 Aliso Viejo to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 33 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Aliso Viejo to Oceanside?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 33 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Aliso Viejo to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (4 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oceanside to Aliso Viejo (return trip) · Aliso Viejo to Los Angeles · Aliso Viejo to Santa Monica · Aliso Viejo to San Diego · Aliso Viejo to Long Beach · Aliso Viejo to Anaheim · Aliso Viejo to Riverside · Aliso Viejo to Santa Ana · Aliso Viejo to Irvine · Aliso Viejo to San Bernardino · Aliso Viejo to Fontana · Aliso Viejo 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
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Fri	34	34	34	34	35	36	39	43	48	54	54	52	46	39	35	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	38	44	48	47	47	46	45	45	41	36	35	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	38	38	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	34

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Tue	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34
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Fri	34	34	34	34	35	36	39	43	48	54	54	52	46	39	35	35	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	38	44	48	47	47	46	45	45	41	36	35	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	38	38	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	34

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Tue	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34
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Sat	34	34	34	34	38	44	48	47	47	46	45	45	41	36	35	34	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	35	38	38	38	38	37	36	35	35	35	35	34