Best Time to Drive from Compton to Oceanside

Right now (12:33 am PDT): about 71 minutes via I-5 South and I-405 South and SR-73 South.

Only 37% 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	70	71	73	93	78	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	69
Tue	70	71	75	100	89	74	74	73	73	73	72	73	72	71	70	70	69
Wed	70	71	74	92	87	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	73	72	70	70	69
Thu	70	71	74	94	88	75	75	74	75	72	74	72	72	72	70	70	70
Fri	70	71	71	83	76	74	80	86	91	95	96	93	81	72	71	71	70
Sat	70	70	70	72	82	94	90	91	90	86	88	86	77	73	71	71	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	74	77	76	75	76	74	72	71	71	71	71	70

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 100 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 4:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 76 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (94 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 6 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 4:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 69 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 76 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Compton to Oceanside?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 100 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	70	71	73	93	78	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	69
Tue	70	71	75	100	89	74	74	73	73	73	72	73	72	71	70	70	69
Wed	70	71	74	92	87	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	73	72	70	70	69
Thu	70	71	74	94	88	75	75	74	75	72	74	72	72	72	70	70	70
Fri	70	71	71	83	76	74	80	86	91	95	96	93	81	72	71	71	70
Sat	70	70	70	72	82	94	90	91	90	86	88	86	77	73	71	71	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	74	77	76	75	76	74	72	71	71	71	71	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	73	93	78	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	69
Tue	70	71	75	100	89	74	74	73	73	73	72	73	72	71	70	70	69
Wed	70	71	74	92	87	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	73	72	70	70	69
Thu	70	71	74	94	88	75	75	74	75	72	74	72	72	72	70	70	70
Fri	70	71	71	83	76	74	80	86	91	95	96	93	81	72	71	71	70
Sat	70	70	70	72	82	94	90	91	90	86	88	86	77	73	71	71	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	74	77	76	75	76	74	72	71	71	71	71	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	73	93	78	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	70	70	69
Tue	70	71	75	100	89	74	74	73	73	73	72	73	72	71	70	70	69
Wed	70	71	74	92	87	74	73	73	72	72	72	72	73	72	70	70	69
Thu	70	71	74	94	88	75	75	74	75	72	74	72	72	72	70	70	70
Fri	70	71	71	83	76	74	80	86	91	95	96	93	81	72	71	71	70
Sat	70	70	70	72	82	94	90	91	90	86	88	86	77	73	71	71	69
Sun	70	70	70	70	71	74	77	76	75	76	74	72	71	71	71	71	70