Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Downey
Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-5 North, usually 86 at this time.
Only 56% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 66 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
| Tue | 66 | 70 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 68 | 66 |
| Wed | 66 | 70 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 69 | 66 |
| Thu | 66 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 66 |
| Fri | 66 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 66 |
| Sat | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 66 |
| Sun | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 66 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Oceanside to Downey (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 4 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 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (86 minutes).
About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Downey 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 Downey?
On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Downey?
The 75-mile drive usually takes 66 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Downey?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in Orange County (53 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles)
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