Best Time to Drive from Buena Park to Oceanside

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-5 South, usually 56 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

Minutes from Buena Park 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	54	58	67	73	67	58	57	58	58	57	58	58	61	58	56	56	55
Tue	55	60	73	78	70	62	59	59	59	58	59	60	64	60	55	56	55
Wed	54	59	70	79	70	63	60	59	59	58	59	60	64	61	56	56	55
Thu	54	59	71	77	72	63	61	60	60	58	61	61	64	60	56	56	55
Fri	55	59	66	69	65	61	66	70	74	80	85	83	72	61	58	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	59	71	74	78	79	78	76	76	76	65	61	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	63	63	62	62	61	60	58	57	58	58	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Buena Park to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 85 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 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Buena Park 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 Buena Park to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Buena Park to Oceanside?

The 63-mile drive usually takes 54 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Buena Park to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (50 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County 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	54	58	67	73	67	58	57	58	58	57	58	58	61	58	56	56	55
Tue	55	60	73	78	70	62	59	59	59	58	59	60	64	60	55	56	55
Wed	54	59	70	79	70	63	60	59	59	58	59	60	64	61	56	56	55
Thu	54	59	71	77	72	63	61	60	60	58	61	61	64	60	56	56	55
Fri	55	59	66	69	65	61	66	70	74	80	85	83	72	61	58	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	59	71	74	78	79	78	76	76	76	65	61	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	63	63	62	62	61	60	58	57	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	67	73	67	58	57	58	58	57	58	58	61	58	56	56	55
Tue	55	60	73	78	70	62	59	59	59	58	59	60	64	60	55	56	55
Wed	54	59	70	79	70	63	60	59	59	58	59	60	64	61	56	56	55
Thu	54	59	71	77	72	63	61	60	60	58	61	61	64	60	56	56	55
Fri	55	59	66	69	65	61	66	70	74	80	85	83	72	61	58	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	59	71	74	78	79	78	76	76	76	65	61	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	63	63	62	62	61	60	58	57	58	58	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	58	67	73	67	58	57	58	58	57	58	58	61	58	56	56	55
Tue	55	60	73	78	70	62	59	59	59	58	59	60	64	60	55	56	55
Wed	54	59	70	79	70	63	60	59	59	58	59	60	64	61	56	56	55
Thu	54	59	71	77	72	63	61	60	60	58	61	61	64	60	56	56	55
Fri	55	59	66	69	65	61	66	70	74	80	85	83	72	61	58	57	55
Sat	55	55	56	59	71	74	78	79	78	76	76	76	65	61	57	57	55
Sun	55	55	55	56	57	59	63	63	62	62	61	60	58	57	58	58	55