Best Time to Drive from Chino Hills to Oceanside

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-5 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Chino Hills 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	68	72	73	74	75	73	72	72	73	71	71	71	71	69	69	69	68
Tue	67	72	73	74	75	74	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	70	69	68
Wed	67	73	72	74	75	75	73	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	69	69	67
Thu	67	73	72	72	74	74	73	72	72	72	73	72	72	70	69	69	68
Fri	67	73	73	72	73	75	78	83	89	90	89	91	79	71	69	69	68
Sat	67	69	70	72	82	93	89	89	90	86	88	84	76	71	69	69	67
Sun	67	67	68	70	70	74	77	76	75	75	73	71	70	69	70	70	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Chino Hills to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 67 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (93 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Chino Hills 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 Chino Hills to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 67 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Chino Hills to Oceanside?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 67 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Chino Hills to Oceanside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	72	73	74	75	73	72	72	73	71	71	71	71	69	69	69	68
Tue	67	72	73	74	75	74	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	70	69	68
Wed	67	73	72	74	75	75	73	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	69	69	67
Thu	67	73	72	72	74	74	73	72	72	72	73	72	72	70	69	69	68
Fri	67	73	73	72	73	75	78	83	89	90	89	91	79	71	69	69	68
Sat	67	69	70	72	82	93	89	89	90	86	88	84	76	71	69	69	67
Sun	67	67	68	70	70	74	77	76	75	75	73	71	70	69	70	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	72	73	74	75	73	72	72	73	71	71	71	71	69	69	69	68
Tue	67	72	73	74	75	74	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	70	69	68
Wed	67	73	72	74	75	75	73	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	69	69	67
Thu	67	73	72	72	74	74	73	72	72	72	73	72	72	70	69	69	68
Fri	67	73	73	72	73	75	78	83	89	90	89	91	79	71	69	69	68
Sat	67	69	70	72	82	93	89	89	90	86	88	84	76	71	69	69	67
Sun	67	67	68	70	70	74	77	76	75	75	73	71	70	69	70	70	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	72	73	74	75	73	72	72	73	71	71	71	71	69	69	69	68
Tue	67	72	73	74	75	74	73	72	72	72	71	71	70	69	70	69	68
Wed	67	73	72	74	75	75	73	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	69	69	67
Thu	67	73	72	72	74	74	73	72	72	72	73	72	72	70	69	69	68
Fri	67	73	73	72	73	75	78	83	89	90	89	91	79	71	69	69	68
Sat	67	69	70	72	82	93	89	89	90	86	88	84	76	71	69	69	67
Sun	67	67	68	70	70	74	77	76	75	75	73	71	70	69	70	70	67