Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Oceanside

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via I-5 South and SR-73 South and I-405 South, usually 66 at this time.

Only 15% 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.

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Long Beach to Oceanside (via I-5 South and SR-73 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 89 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (89 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Oceanside to Long Beach

Freeway, about 63 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 6 miles: 8 to 13 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from downtown Long Beach to central Oceanside along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Long Beach to Oceanside by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6365707369666666666766676766656464
Tue6365737872676666666666676866646463
Wed6365737773686766666768686867656463
Thu6365717571676767666769686967656463
Fri6365687068697479838789877969666563
Sat6363646776858888888586807369666563
Sun6363636465697474737270686666666663

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 Long Beach to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 89 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 63 to 89 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 89 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (18 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (13 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (13 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (1.4 miles)

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