Best Time to Drive from Brea to Oceanside

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 91 minutes via I-5 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Brea 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	55	61	69	74	70	63	61	61	61	61	61	62	65	62	58	57	56
Tue	56	62	73	78	72	66	63	64	63	62	64	65	70	65	58	58	57
Wed	56	62	73	78	73	67	64	63	62	61	64	64	69	65	59	57	57
Thu	56	62	70	74	72	66	64	63	64	62	64	64	69	64	59	57	56
Fri	56	61	70	71	69	66	67	70	71	74	77	76	72	64	61	59	57
Sat	57	57	58	60	67	72	75	74	76	72	71	70	65	62	59	58	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	61	64	65	64	64	64	62	61	59	60	60	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Brea to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 79 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (76 minutes).

About 62 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 Brea 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 Brea to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 79 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 55 to 79 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brea to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 79 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (40 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (13 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (9 miles)

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

More drives

Oceanside to Brea (return trip) · Brea to Los Angeles · Brea to San Diego · Brea to Long Beach · Brea to Anaheim · Brea to Riverside · Brea to Santa Ana · Brea to Irvine · Brea to San Bernardino · Brea to Fontana · Brea to Moreno Valley · Brea to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	69	74	70	63	61	61	61	61	61	62	65	62	58	57	56
Tue	56	62	73	78	72	66	63	64	63	62	64	65	70	65	58	58	57
Wed	56	62	73	78	73	67	64	63	62	61	64	64	69	65	59	57	57
Thu	56	62	70	74	72	66	64	63	64	62	64	64	69	64	59	57	56
Fri	56	61	70	71	69	66	67	70	71	74	77	76	72	64	61	59	57
Sat	57	57	58	60	67	72	75	74	76	72	71	70	65	62	59	58	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	61	64	65	64	64	64	62	61	59	60	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	69	74	70	63	61	61	61	61	61	62	65	62	58	57	56
Tue	56	62	73	78	72	66	63	64	63	62	64	65	70	65	58	58	57
Wed	56	62	73	78	73	67	64	63	62	61	64	64	69	65	59	57	57
Thu	56	62	70	74	72	66	64	63	64	62	64	64	69	64	59	57	56
Fri	56	61	70	71	69	66	67	70	71	74	77	76	72	64	61	59	57
Sat	57	57	58	60	67	72	75	74	76	72	71	70	65	62	59	58	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	61	64	65	64	64	64	62	61	59	60	60	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	61	69	74	70	63	61	61	61	61	61	62	65	62	58	57	56
Tue	56	62	73	78	72	66	63	64	63	62	64	65	70	65	58	58	57
Wed	56	62	73	78	73	67	64	63	62	61	64	64	69	65	59	57	57
Thu	56	62	70	74	72	66	64	63	64	62	64	64	69	64	59	57	56
Fri	56	61	70	71	69	66	67	70	71	74	77	76	72	64	61	59	57
Sat	57	57	58	60	67	72	75	74	76	72	71	70	65	62	59	58	57
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	61	64	65	64	64	64	62	61	59	60	60	57