Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Brea to Oceanside
Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 South, usually 58 at this time.
Only 61% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 55 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 62 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 56 |
| Tue | 56 | 62 | 73 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
| Wed | 56 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 57 |
| Thu | 56 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
| Fri | 56 | 61 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 57 |
| Sat | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 57 |
| Sun | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 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 80 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 65 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (80 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 80 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Brea to Oceanside?
The 64-mile drive usually takes 55 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 65 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Brea to Oceanside?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 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
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