Best Time to Drive from Cypress to Oceanside

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via I-5 South and SR-73 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 52% 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 Cypress 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	59	61	71	65	60	60	60	61	60	60	60	60	59	58	58	58
Tue	58	59	62	73	72	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	58	59	58
Wed	58	59	61	69	70	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	61	58	58	58
Thu	58	59	61	71	70	63	61	61	62	61	63	62	62	62	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	60	66	63	62	66	71	75	79	81	79	70	62	60	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	67	72	73	72	73	70	70	71	63	60	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	64	63	62	63	61	61	60	59	60	60	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Cypress to Oceanside (via I-5 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 58 minutes and up to 81 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (74 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (6 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Cypress 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 Cypress to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 58 minutes then, versus up to 81 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 58 to 81 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Cypress to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 81 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (11 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	61	71	65	60	60	60	61	60	60	60	60	59	58	58	58
Tue	58	59	62	73	72	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	58	59	58
Wed	58	59	61	69	70	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	61	58	58	58
Thu	58	59	61	71	70	63	61	61	62	61	63	62	62	62	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	60	66	63	62	66	71	75	79	81	79	70	62	60	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	67	72	73	72	73	70	70	71	63	60	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	64	63	62	63	61	61	60	59	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	61	71	65	60	60	60	61	60	60	60	60	59	58	58	58
Tue	58	59	62	73	72	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	58	59	58
Wed	58	59	61	69	70	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	61	58	58	58
Thu	58	59	61	71	70	63	61	61	62	61	63	62	62	62	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	60	66	63	62	66	71	75	79	81	79	70	62	60	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	67	72	73	72	73	70	70	71	63	60	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	64	63	62	63	61	61	60	59	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	58	59	61	71	65	60	60	60	61	60	60	60	60	59	58	58	58
Tue	58	59	62	73	72	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	58	59	58
Wed	58	59	61	69	70	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	61	58	58	58
Thu	58	59	61	71	70	63	61	61	62	61	63	62	62	62	59	59	58
Fri	58	59	60	66	63	62	66	71	75	79	81	79	70	62	60	59	58
Sat	58	58	58	59	67	72	73	72	73	70	70	71	63	60	59	59	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	64	63	62	63	61	61	60	59	60	60	58