Best Time to Drive from Hacienda Heights to Oceanside

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 119 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Hacienda Heights 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	68	76	88	91	84	77	74	75	75	74	76	78	82	74	71	70	69
Tue	69	80	92	94	86	79	78	78	77	76	78	81	86	78	71	71	69
Wed	68	79	92	94	88	82	77	77	75	76	78	80	86	79	73	71	69
Thu	68	78	89	90	86	79	78	77	77	75	78	80	84	77	72	70	69
Fri	68	77	86	85	82	80	81	85	87	91	94	91	86	79	74	72	70
Sat	69	70	71	73	81	87	89	88	90	86	86	84	79	75	72	71	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	73	76	77	77	77	77	75	74	72	72	72	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Hacienda Heights to Oceanside (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 96 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 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (90 minutes).

About 76 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 Hacienda Heights 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 Hacienda Heights to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Hacienda Heights to Oceanside?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 68 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hacienda Heights to Oceanside?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (41 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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

More drives

Oceanside to Hacienda Heights (return trip) · Hacienda Heights to Los Angeles · Hacienda Heights to Long Beach · Hacienda Heights to Riverside · Hacienda Heights to Santa Ana · Hacienda Heights to Irvine · Hacienda Heights to San Bernardino · Hacienda Heights to Fontana · Hacienda Heights to Moreno Valley · Hacienda Heights to Huntington Beach · Hacienda Heights to Glendale · Hacienda Heights to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	76	88	91	84	77	74	75	75	74	76	78	82	74	71	70	69
Tue	69	80	92	94	86	79	78	78	77	76	78	81	86	78	71	71	69
Wed	68	79	92	94	88	82	77	77	75	76	78	80	86	79	73	71	69
Thu	68	78	89	90	86	79	78	77	77	75	78	80	84	77	72	70	69
Fri	68	77	86	85	82	80	81	85	87	91	94	91	86	79	74	72	70
Sat	69	70	71	73	81	87	89	88	90	86	86	84	79	75	72	71	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	73	76	77	77	77	77	75	74	72	72	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	76	88	91	84	77	74	75	75	74	76	78	82	74	71	70	69
Tue	69	80	92	94	86	79	78	78	77	76	78	81	86	78	71	71	69
Wed	68	79	92	94	88	82	77	77	75	76	78	80	86	79	73	71	69
Thu	68	78	89	90	86	79	78	77	77	75	78	80	84	77	72	70	69
Fri	68	77	86	85	82	80	81	85	87	91	94	91	86	79	74	72	70
Sat	69	70	71	73	81	87	89	88	90	86	86	84	79	75	72	71	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	73	76	77	77	77	77	75	74	72	72	72	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	76	88	91	84	77	74	75	75	74	76	78	82	74	71	70	69
Tue	69	80	92	94	86	79	78	78	77	76	78	81	86	78	71	71	69
Wed	68	79	92	94	88	82	77	77	75	76	78	80	86	79	73	71	69
Thu	68	78	89	90	86	79	78	77	77	75	78	80	84	77	72	70	69
Fri	68	77	86	85	82	80	81	85	87	91	94	91	86	79	74	72	70
Sat	69	70	71	73	81	87	89	88	90	86	86	84	79	75	72	71	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	73	76	77	77	77	77	75	74	72	72	72	69