Best Time to Drive from Huntington Beach to Oceanside

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 58 minutes via I-5 South and SR-73 South, usually 57 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Huntington Beach 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	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56
Tue	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56
Thu	56	58	57	57	59	59	58	58	59	59	61	60	58	58	57	57	56
Fri	57	57	57	57	59	61	66	71	76	82	83	82	71	60	58	57	56
Sat	57	56	57	58	70	74	77	78	79	75	76	75	66	61	57	57	56
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	64	64	63	63	61	59	58	58	58	58	57

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Huntington Beach to Oceanside (via I-5 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 56 minutes and up to 83 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 44 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (18 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 56 minutes then, versus up to 83 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Huntington Beach to Oceanside?

The 58-mile drive usually takes 56 to 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Huntington Beach to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-1 South in Orange County (2 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	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56
Tue	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56
Thu	56	58	57	57	59	59	58	58	59	59	61	60	58	58	57	57	56
Fri	57	57	57	57	59	61	66	71	76	82	83	82	71	60	58	57	56
Sat	57	56	57	58	70	74	77	78	79	75	76	75	66	61	57	57	56
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	64	64	63	63	61	59	58	58	58	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56
Tue	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56
Thu	56	58	57	57	59	59	58	58	59	59	61	60	58	58	57	57	56
Fri	57	57	57	57	59	61	66	71	76	82	83	82	71	60	58	57	56
Sat	57	56	57	58	70	74	77	78	79	75	76	75	66	61	57	57	56
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	64	64	63	63	61	59	58	58	58	58	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56
Tue	57	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	56
Wed	57	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57	56
Thu	56	58	57	57	59	59	58	58	59	59	61	60	58	58	57	57	56
Fri	57	57	57	57	59	61	66	71	76	82	83	82	71	60	58	57	56
Sat	57	56	57	58	70	74	77	78	79	75	76	75	66	61	57	57	56
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	64	64	63	63	61	59	58	58	58	58	57