Best Time to Drive from Claremont to Oceanside

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 110 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 89 at this time.

Only 14% 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 Claremont 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	70	85	102	102	91	82	80	79	79	78	78	81	85	77	74	73	72
Tue	71	90	107	106	94	84	82	81	80	79	81	84	88	81	74	73	72
Wed	71	89	106	104	96	86	82	81	79	79	81	84	90	83	75	74	72
Thu	70	87	101	100	92	85	83	81	81	80	82	85	89	83	75	73	72
Fri	71	83	90	91	86	85	86	89	90	94	98	94	90	83	77	75	72
Sat	72	73	74	76	84	92	92	92	94	91	88	87	82	78	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	78	81	82	82	81	81	78	77	76	76	75	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Claremont to Oceanside (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Claremont 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 Claremont to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 70 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Claremont to Oceanside?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 109 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 (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (5 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oceanside to Claremont (return trip) · Claremont to Los Angeles · Claremont to Santa Monica · Claremont to Pasadena · Claremont to Long Beach · Claremont to West Covina · Claremont to Burbank · Claremont to Glendale · Claremont to Santa Clarita · Claremont to Van Nuys · Claremont to Torrance · Claremont to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	85	102	102	91	82	80	79	79	78	78	81	85	77	74	73	72
Tue	71	90	107	106	94	84	82	81	80	79	81	84	88	81	74	73	72
Wed	71	89	106	104	96	86	82	81	79	79	81	84	90	83	75	74	72
Thu	70	87	101	100	92	85	83	81	81	80	82	85	89	83	75	73	72
Fri	71	83	90	91	86	85	86	89	90	94	98	94	90	83	77	75	72
Sat	72	73	74	76	84	92	92	92	94	91	88	87	82	78	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	78	81	82	82	81	81	78	77	76	76	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	85	102	102	91	82	80	79	79	78	78	81	85	77	74	73	72
Tue	71	90	107	106	94	84	82	81	80	79	81	84	88	81	74	73	72
Wed	71	89	106	104	96	86	82	81	79	79	81	84	90	83	75	74	72
Thu	70	87	101	100	92	85	83	81	81	80	82	85	89	83	75	73	72
Fri	71	83	90	91	86	85	86	89	90	94	98	94	90	83	77	75	72
Sat	72	73	74	76	84	92	92	92	94	91	88	87	82	78	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	78	81	82	82	81	81	78	77	76	76	75	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	85	102	102	91	82	80	79	79	78	78	81	85	77	74	73	72
Tue	71	90	107	106	94	84	82	81	80	79	81	84	88	81	74	73	72
Wed	71	89	106	104	96	86	82	81	79	79	81	84	90	83	75	74	72
Thu	70	87	101	100	92	85	83	81	81	80	82	85	89	83	75	73	72
Fri	71	83	90	91	86	85	86	89	90	94	98	94	90	83	77	75	72
Sat	72	73	74	76	84	92	92	92	94	91	88	87	82	78	75	74	72
Sun	72	72	72	73	74	78	81	82	82	81	81	78	77	76	76	75	72