Best Time to Drive from Cerritos to Oceanside

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Cerritos 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	58	63	72	77	71	63	62	63	63	63	64	65	68	64	61	60	59
Tue	59	64	76	81	75	67	64	64	64	64	65	66	71	65	60	61	60
Wed	58	63	75	81	75	67	64	64	63	63	66	68	71	66	60	60	59
Thu	58	64	74	78	76	67	65	65	64	64	67	68	70	66	61	61	59
Fri	59	63	71	73	69	67	70	74	77	83	87	84	76	66	63	62	59
Sat	59	59	60	63	70	76	78	76	80	75	75	76	67	63	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	63	66	66	65	66	65	64	62	62	62	63	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Cerritos to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 87 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 66 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cerritos 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 Cerritos to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 58 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 66 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cerritos to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (48 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (3 miles)

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

More drives

Oceanside to Cerritos (return trip) · Cerritos to Los Angeles · Cerritos to Torrance · Cerritos to Glendale · Cerritos to Corona

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	72	77	71	63	62	63	63	63	64	65	68	64	61	60	59
Tue	59	64	76	81	75	67	64	64	64	64	65	66	71	65	60	61	60
Wed	58	63	75	81	75	67	64	64	63	63	66	68	71	66	60	60	59
Thu	58	64	74	78	76	67	65	65	64	64	67	68	70	66	61	61	59
Fri	59	63	71	73	69	67	70	74	77	83	87	84	76	66	63	62	59
Sat	59	59	60	63	70	76	78	76	80	75	75	76	67	63	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	63	66	66	65	66	65	64	62	62	62	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	72	77	71	63	62	63	63	63	64	65	68	64	61	60	59
Tue	59	64	76	81	75	67	64	64	64	64	65	66	71	65	60	61	60
Wed	58	63	75	81	75	67	64	64	63	63	66	68	71	66	60	60	59
Thu	58	64	74	78	76	67	65	65	64	64	67	68	70	66	61	61	59
Fri	59	63	71	73	69	67	70	74	77	83	87	84	76	66	63	62	59
Sat	59	59	60	63	70	76	78	76	80	75	75	76	67	63	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	63	66	66	65	66	65	64	62	62	62	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	63	72	77	71	63	62	63	63	63	64	65	68	64	61	60	59
Tue	59	64	76	81	75	67	64	64	64	64	65	66	71	65	60	61	60
Wed	58	63	75	81	75	67	64	64	63	63	66	68	71	66	60	60	59
Thu	58	64	74	78	76	67	65	65	64	64	67	68	70	66	61	61	59
Fri	59	63	71	73	69	67	70	74	77	83	87	84	76	66	63	62	59
Sat	59	59	60	63	70	76	78	76	80	75	75	76	67	63	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	61	63	66	66	65	66	65	64	62	62	62	63	59