Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Cypress

Right now (5:34 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 61 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Cypress 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	57	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	65	65	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	59	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	66	74	70	59	59	59	58
Wed	57	59	62	61	61	63	62	62	62	63	72	77	71	61	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	62	63	68	69	68	60	60	59	58
Fri	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	64	65	67	73	71	66	62	60	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	62	66	69	69	66	65	64	63	61	59	60	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	61	65	65	67	66	65	63	61	60	60	58

About this drive

On weekdays the 64-mile drive from Oceanside to Cypress (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 57 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (69 minutes).

About 58 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Cypress 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 Cypress?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 64-mile drive usually takes 57 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Cypress?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	65	65	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	59	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	66	74	70	59	59	59	58
Wed	57	59	62	61	61	63	62	62	62	63	72	77	71	61	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	62	63	68	69	68	60	60	59	58
Fri	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	64	65	67	73	71	66	62	60	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	62	66	69	69	66	65	64	63	61	59	60	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	61	65	65	67	66	65	63	61	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	65	65	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	59	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	66	74	70	59	59	59	58
Wed	57	59	62	61	61	63	62	62	62	63	72	77	71	61	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	62	63	68	69	68	60	60	59	58
Fri	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	64	65	67	73	71	66	62	60	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	62	66	69	69	66	65	64	63	61	59	60	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	61	65	65	67	66	65	63	61	60	60	58

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	63	65	65	59	58	58	58
Tue	57	59	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	66	74	70	59	59	59	58
Wed	57	59	62	61	61	63	62	62	62	63	72	77	71	61	59	59	58
Thu	57	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	62	63	68	69	68	60	60	59	58
Fri	58	59	59	60	61	61	62	64	65	67	73	71	66	62	60	60	58
Sat	58	58	58	58	59	62	66	69	69	66	65	64	63	61	59	60	58
Sun	58	58	58	58	59	60	61	65	65	67	66	65	63	61	60	60	58