Best Time to Drive from Fontana to Oceanside

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 90 at this time.

Only 60% 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 Fontana 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	86	99	97	100	93	89	89	90	92	98	98	107	107	90	83	82	81
Tue	84	104	101	106	95	96	96	94	94	89	101	109	115	96	85	82	80
Wed	84	102	102	100	96	90	88	90	92	94	103	106	107	95	86	83	80
Thu	85	108	100	101	92	92	88	87	90	97	113	111	121	98	88	85	81
Fri	82	89	93	100	96	98	109	113	116	125	133	131	125	105	89	84	81
Sat	80	81	82	88	109	117	125	126	128	122	116	113	104	93	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	82	83	85	93	99	97	94	92	90	87	85	84	84	83	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Fontana to Oceanside (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 80 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (129 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (27 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fontana 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 Fontana to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 80 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 80 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fontana to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (8 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire 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	86	99	97	100	93	89	89	90	92	98	98	107	107	90	83	82	81
Tue	84	104	101	106	95	96	96	94	94	89	101	109	115	96	85	82	80
Wed	84	102	102	100	96	90	88	90	92	94	103	106	107	95	86	83	80
Thu	85	108	100	101	92	92	88	87	90	97	113	111	121	98	88	85	81
Fri	82	89	93	100	96	98	109	113	116	125	133	131	125	105	89	84	81
Sat	80	81	82	88	109	117	125	126	128	122	116	113	104	93	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	82	83	85	93	99	97	94	92	90	87	85	84	84	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	99	97	100	93	89	89	90	92	98	98	107	107	90	83	82	81
Tue	84	104	101	106	95	96	96	94	94	89	101	109	115	96	85	82	80
Wed	84	102	102	100	96	90	88	90	92	94	103	106	107	95	86	83	80
Thu	85	108	100	101	92	92	88	87	90	97	113	111	121	98	88	85	81
Fri	82	89	93	100	96	98	109	113	116	125	133	131	125	105	89	84	81
Sat	80	81	82	88	109	117	125	126	128	122	116	113	104	93	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	82	83	85	93	99	97	94	92	90	87	85	84	84	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	99	97	100	93	89	89	90	92	98	98	107	107	90	83	82	81
Tue	84	104	101	106	95	96	96	94	94	89	101	109	115	96	85	82	80
Wed	84	102	102	100	96	90	88	90	92	94	103	106	107	95	86	83	80
Thu	85	108	100	101	92	92	88	87	90	97	113	111	121	98	88	85	81
Fri	82	89	93	100	96	98	109	113	116	125	133	131	125	105	89	84	81
Sat	80	81	82	88	109	117	125	126	128	122	116	113	104	93	84	82	81
Sun	81	81	82	83	85	93	99	97	94	92	90	87	85	84	84	83	81