Best Time to Drive from Anaheim to Oceanside

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 57 minutes via I-5 South, usually 56 at this time.

Only 12% 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 Anaheim 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	53	56	63	67	65	57	56	56	57	56	57	59	62	59	54	54	53
Tue	53	58	66	69	65	60	58	58	58	57	59	60	65	60	55	55	54
Wed	53	57	65	70	67	61	59	58	57	57	60	61	65	61	55	54	54
Thu	53	57	64	67	66	61	59	58	58	57	60	62	65	61	55	55	54
Fri	53	57	63	65	63	60	64	68	73	79	83	81	71	59	56	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	57	69	73	77	77	77	74	73	73	63	59	55	55	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	56	57	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Anaheim to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 83 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 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Disneyland 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 Anaheim to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Anaheim to Oceanside?

The 60-mile drive usually takes 53 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Anaheim to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (41 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · SR-57 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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	63	67	65	57	56	56	57	56	57	59	62	59	54	54	53
Tue	53	58	66	69	65	60	58	58	58	57	59	60	65	60	55	55	54
Wed	53	57	65	70	67	61	59	58	57	57	60	61	65	61	55	54	54
Thu	53	57	64	67	66	61	59	58	58	57	60	62	65	61	55	55	54
Fri	53	57	63	65	63	60	64	68	73	79	83	81	71	59	56	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	57	69	73	77	77	77	74	73	73	63	59	55	55	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	56	57	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	63	67	65	57	56	56	57	56	57	59	62	59	54	54	53
Tue	53	58	66	69	65	60	58	58	58	57	59	60	65	60	55	55	54
Wed	53	57	65	70	67	61	59	58	57	57	60	61	65	61	55	54	54
Thu	53	57	64	67	66	61	59	58	58	57	60	62	65	61	55	55	54
Fri	53	57	63	65	63	60	64	68	73	79	83	81	71	59	56	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	57	69	73	77	77	77	74	73	73	63	59	55	55	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	56	57	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	56	63	67	65	57	56	56	57	56	57	59	62	59	54	54	53
Tue	53	58	66	69	65	60	58	58	58	57	59	60	65	60	55	55	54
Wed	53	57	65	70	67	61	59	58	57	57	60	61	65	61	55	54	54
Thu	53	57	64	67	66	61	59	58	58	57	60	62	65	61	55	55	54
Fri	53	57	63	65	63	60	64	68	73	79	83	81	71	59	56	55	54
Sat	54	54	55	57	69	73	77	77	77	74	73	73	63	59	55	55	54
Sun	53	54	54	54	56	57	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	56	56	57	54