Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Cerritos

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North and I-405 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 13% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Oceanside to Cerritos (via I-5 North and SR-73 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 7 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Cerritos 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 Cerritos?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Cerritos?

The 71-mile drive usually takes 62 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Cerritos?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-605 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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