Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Buena Park

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via I-5 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Buena Park 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	55	56	59	61	59	60	62	64	65	65	66	67	68	63	59	57	55
Tue	55	56	59	62	61	62	63	64	64	65	67	68	69	66	62	57	55
Wed	55	57	59	62	61	64	64	64	64	65	67	69	69	66	62	58	55
Thu	55	57	59	61	61	63	64	64	64	65	67	69	68	66	63	59	56
Fri	55	57	58	60	61	64	64	66	67	70	71	72	70	66	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	59	64	68	72	71	69	69	68	66	65	63	61	56
Sun	55	56	56	56	58	60	63	68	68	71	70	69	66	66	62	61	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Oceanside to Buena Park (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 64 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.6 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Buena Park 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 Buena Park?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Buena Park?

The 64-mile drive usually takes 55 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 64 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Buena Park?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (44 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles)

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Buena Park 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
Mon	55	56	59	61	59	60	62	64	65	65	66	67	68	63	59	57	55
Tue	55	56	59	62	61	62	63	64	64	65	67	68	69	66	62	57	55
Wed	55	57	59	62	61	64	64	64	64	65	67	69	69	66	62	58	55
Thu	55	57	59	61	61	63	64	64	64	65	67	69	68	66	63	59	56
Fri	55	57	58	60	61	64	64	66	67	70	71	72	70	66	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	59	64	68	72	71	69	69	68	66	65	63	61	56
Sun	55	56	56	56	58	60	63	68	68	71	70	69	66	66	62	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	59	61	59	60	62	64	65	65	66	67	68	63	59	57	55
Tue	55	56	59	62	61	62	63	64	64	65	67	68	69	66	62	57	55
Wed	55	57	59	62	61	64	64	64	64	65	67	69	69	66	62	58	55
Thu	55	57	59	61	61	63	64	64	64	65	67	69	68	66	63	59	56
Fri	55	57	58	60	61	64	64	66	67	70	71	72	70	66	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	59	64	68	72	71	69	69	68	66	65	63	61	56
Sun	55	56	56	56	58	60	63	68	68	71	70	69	66	66	62	61	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	56	59	61	59	60	62	64	65	65	66	67	68	63	59	57	55
Tue	55	56	59	62	61	62	63	64	64	65	67	68	69	66	62	57	55
Wed	55	57	59	62	61	64	64	64	64	65	67	69	69	66	62	58	55
Thu	55	57	59	61	61	63	64	64	64	65	67	69	68	66	63	59	56
Fri	55	57	58	60	61	64	64	66	67	70	71	72	70	66	63	59	55
Sat	55	56	56	56	59	64	68	72	71	69	69	68	66	65	63	61	56
Sun	55	56	56	56	58	60	63	68	68	71	70	69	66	66	62	61	55