Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Aliso Viejo

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 35 minutes via I-5 North, usually 34 at this time.

Only 61% 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 Oceanside to Aliso Viejo 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	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	34
Tue	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	35	35	34
Wed	34	35	34	35	35	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	34
Thu	34	35	34	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	35	35	35	35	34
Fri	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	40	40	39	38	37	36	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	38	41	44	44	41	40	39	39	36	35	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	41	41	43	42	41	39	37	36	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Oceanside to Aliso Viejo (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 40 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 36 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Aliso Viejo 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 Oceanside to Aliso Viejo?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 40 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Aliso Viejo?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 34 to 40 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 36 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Aliso Viejo?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 40 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (3 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Aliso Viejo to Oceanside (return trip) · Oceanside to San Diego · Oceanside to Escondido · Oceanside to Chula Vista · Oceanside to La Jolla · Oceanside to El Cajon · Oceanside to SAN · Oceanside to Long Beach · Oceanside to Glendora · Oceanside to Anaheim · Oceanside to Riverside · Oceanside to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sat	34	34	34	34	35	38	41	44	44	41	40	39	39	36	35	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	41	41	43	42	41	39	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Sat	34	34	34	34	35	38	41	44	44	41	40	39	39	36	35	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	41	41	43	42	41	39	37	36	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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Tue	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	35	35	34
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Fri	34	34	34	35	35	36	37	38	39	40	40	39	38	37	36	36	34
Sat	34	34	34	34	35	38	41	44	44	41	40	39	39	36	35	36	34
Sun	34	34	34	34	35	35	37	41	41	43	42	41	39	37	36	36	34