Best Time to Drive from Compton to Oceanside

Right now (4:37 am PST): about 70 minutes via I-5 South and I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 69 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Compton 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	69	70	71	81	75	71	71	71	71	72	74	73	74	73	71	69	69
Tue	69	72	77	90	84	76	75	75	77	89	101	105	106	97	80	71	69
Wed	69	72	77	87	82	76	75	74	77	88	103	107	109	101	83	72	69
Thu	69	72	75	85	83	77	75	76	78	86	103	107	109	98	80	72	70
Fri	69	72	74	81	77	77	81	87	97	112	123	116	110	99	81	72	69
Sat	69	69	69	71	78	83	84	83	86	83	83	81	75	72	71	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	72	74	74	73	74	73	72	71	71	71	70	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Compton to Oceanside (via I-5 South and I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Compton 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 Compton to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	70	71	81	75	71	71	71	71	72	74	73	74	73	71	69	69
Tue	69	72	77	90	84	76	75	75	77	89	101	105	106	97	80	71	69
Wed	69	72	77	87	82	76	75	74	77	88	103	107	109	101	83	72	69
Thu	69	72	75	85	83	77	75	76	78	86	103	107	109	98	80	72	70
Fri	69	72	74	81	77	77	81	87	97	112	123	116	110	99	81	72	69
Sat	69	69	69	71	78	83	84	83	86	83	83	81	75	72	71	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	72	74	74	73	74	73	72	71	71	71	70	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	70	71	81	75	71	71	71	71	72	74	73	74	73	71	69	69
Tue	69	72	77	90	84	76	75	75	77	89	101	105	106	97	80	71	69
Wed	69	72	77	87	82	76	75	74	77	88	103	107	109	101	83	72	69
Thu	69	72	75	85	83	77	75	76	78	86	103	107	109	98	80	72	70
Fri	69	72	74	81	77	77	81	87	97	112	123	116	110	99	81	72	69
Sat	69	69	69	71	78	83	84	83	86	83	83	81	75	72	71	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	72	74	74	73	74	73	72	71	71	71	70	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	70	71	81	75	71	71	71	71	72	74	73	74	73	71	69	69
Tue	69	72	77	90	84	76	75	75	77	89	101	105	106	97	80	71	69
Wed	69	72	77	87	82	76	75	74	77	88	103	107	109	101	83	72	69
Thu	69	72	75	85	83	77	75	76	78	86	103	107	109	98	80	72	70
Fri	69	72	74	81	77	77	81	87	97	112	123	116	110	99	81	72	69
Sat	69	69	69	71	78	83	84	83	86	83	83	81	75	72	71	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	72	74	74	73	74	73	72	71	71	71	70	69