Best Time to Drive from La Presa to Oceanside

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via I-5 North and I-805 North and I-8 West, usually 47 at this time.

Only 62% 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 La Presa 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	45	46	50	59	53	49	49	49	48	49	57	61	57	48	47	47	47
Tue	45	46	52	68	60	50	49	49	48	50	62	69	66	51	47	47	46
Wed	45	47	53	70	59	50	50	49	49	53	66	74	68	53	48	47	46
Thu	45	46	52	65	57	51	50	49	49	54	67	74	70	55	47	47	46
Fri	45	46	49	54	50	50	51	53	56	61	69	69	58	51	48	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	48	51	54	53	54	52	51	51	49	48	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	49	55	54	53	53	51	51	49	47	48	47	46

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from La Presa to Oceanside (via I-5 North and I-805 North and I-8 West) usually takes as little as 45 minutes and up to 74 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 50 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Sundays (55 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Presa 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 La Presa to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 45 minutes then, versus up to 74 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Presa to Oceanside?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 45 to 74 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 50 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Presa to Oceanside?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 74 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (10 miles) · I-8 West in San Diego (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	50	59	53	49	49	49	48	49	57	61	57	48	47	47	47
Tue	45	46	52	68	60	50	49	49	48	50	62	69	66	51	47	47	46
Wed	45	47	53	70	59	50	50	49	49	53	66	74	68	53	48	47	46
Thu	45	46	52	65	57	51	50	49	49	54	67	74	70	55	47	47	46
Fri	45	46	49	54	50	50	51	53	56	61	69	69	58	51	48	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	48	51	54	53	54	52	51	51	49	48	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	49	55	54	53	53	51	51	49	47	48	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	50	59	53	49	49	49	48	49	57	61	57	48	47	47	47
Tue	45	46	52	68	60	50	49	49	48	50	62	69	66	51	47	47	46
Wed	45	47	53	70	59	50	50	49	49	53	66	74	68	53	48	47	46
Thu	45	46	52	65	57	51	50	49	49	54	67	74	70	55	47	47	46
Fri	45	46	49	54	50	50	51	53	56	61	69	69	58	51	48	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	48	51	54	53	54	52	51	51	49	48	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	49	55	54	53	53	51	51	49	47	48	47	46

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	45	46	50	59	53	49	49	49	48	49	57	61	57	48	47	47	47
Tue	45	46	52	68	60	50	49	49	48	50	62	69	66	51	47	47	46
Wed	45	47	53	70	59	50	50	49	49	53	66	74	68	53	48	47	46
Thu	45	46	52	65	57	51	50	49	49	54	67	74	70	55	47	47	46
Fri	45	46	49	54	50	50	51	53	56	61	69	69	58	51	48	47	46
Sat	46	46	46	46	48	51	54	53	54	52	51	51	49	48	47	47	46
Sun	46	46	46	46	46	49	55	54	53	53	51	51	49	47	48	47	46