Best Time to Drive from Hemet to Oceanside

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via I-15 South and I-215 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 28% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 60-mile drive from Hemet to Oceanside (via I-15 South and I-215 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (121 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 35 miles surface streets (47 to 113 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Hemet 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 Hemet to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 60-mile drive usually takes 69 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Hemet to Oceanside?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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