Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Claremont

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 93 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 86 at this time.

Only 17% 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 Claremont 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	72	74	78	81	79	80	81	83	84	87	91	93	91	83	77	74	72
Tue	72	75	78	81	81	82	83	83	83	88	93	98	98	86	79	74	72
Wed	72	75	79	81	81	82	83	83	83	87	93	98	95	86	80	75	71
Thu	72	75	78	81	81	83	84	84	85	89	93	99	92	84	80	75	72
Fri	71	74	77	80	81	83	84	86	89	97	102	101	96	86	82	77	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	82	85	89	87	88	86	87	84	81	80	77	73
Sun	71	72	72	72	74	76	79	83	84	86	85	84	82	82	79	76	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Oceanside to Claremont (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 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 Claremont 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 Claremont?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 82-mile drive usually takes 71 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Claremont?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (35 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Claremont 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	72	74	78	81	79	80	81	83	84	87	91	93	91	83	77	74	72
Tue	72	75	78	81	81	82	83	83	83	88	93	98	98	86	79	74	72
Wed	72	75	79	81	81	82	83	83	83	87	93	98	95	86	80	75	71
Thu	72	75	78	81	81	83	84	84	85	89	93	99	92	84	80	75	72
Fri	71	74	77	80	81	83	84	86	89	97	102	101	96	86	82	77	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	82	85	89	87	88	86	87	84	81	80	77	73
Sun	71	72	72	72	74	76	79	83	84	86	85	84	82	82	79	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	78	81	79	80	81	83	84	87	91	93	91	83	77	74	72
Tue	72	75	78	81	81	82	83	83	83	88	93	98	98	86	79	74	72
Wed	72	75	79	81	81	82	83	83	83	87	93	98	95	86	80	75	71
Thu	72	75	78	81	81	83	84	84	85	89	93	99	92	84	80	75	72
Fri	71	74	77	80	81	83	84	86	89	97	102	101	96	86	82	77	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	82	85	89	87	88	86	87	84	81	80	77	73
Sun	71	72	72	72	74	76	79	83	84	86	85	84	82	82	79	76	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	74	78	81	79	80	81	83	84	87	91	93	91	83	77	74	72
Tue	72	75	78	81	81	82	83	83	83	88	93	98	98	86	79	74	72
Wed	72	75	79	81	81	82	83	83	83	87	93	98	95	86	80	75	71
Thu	72	75	78	81	81	83	84	84	85	89	93	99	92	84	80	75	72
Fri	71	74	77	80	81	83	84	86	89	97	102	101	96	86	82	77	72
Sat	72	72	73	74	76	82	85	89	87	88	86	87	84	81	80	77	73
Sun	71	72	72	72	74	76	79	83	84	86	85	84	82	82	79	76	71