Best Time to Drive from Mira Mesa to Oceanside

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 31 minutes via I-5 North, usually 35 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Mira Mesa 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	29	30	30	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	36	40	41	32	30	31	30
Tue	29	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	39	48	47	38	31	31	30
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Fri	29	30	30	31	31	32	34	35	38	43	50	52	44	36	33	31	30
Sat	30	30	30	30	31	35	39	39	38	41	37	36	36	34	31	31	30
Sun	30	30	30	30	30	33	41	41	40	38	37	35	34	31	31	31	30

About this drive

On weekdays the 29-mile drive from Mira Mesa to Oceanside (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Sundays (42 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (10 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Mira Mesa 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 Mira Mesa to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Mira Mesa to Oceanside?

The 29-mile drive usually takes 29 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Mira Mesa to Oceanside?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 58 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · I-805 North in San Diego (1.9 miles)

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More drives

Oceanside to Mira Mesa (return trip) · Mira Mesa to San Diego · Mira Mesa to Chula Vista · Mira Mesa to Irvine

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