Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Elizabeth

None 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 Elizabeth 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	74	100	105	108	105	86	85	79	85	96	114	131	120	104	105	95	81
Tue	64	93	102	109	104	84	98	94	93	133	134	137	134	114	106	84	83
Wed	65	95	105	107	111	90	82	80	81	112	126	145	135	113	106	99	97
Thu	83	97	106	108	91	89	84	85	91	127	145	147	140	120	101	83	77
Fri	64	87	90	83	93	104	114	123	151	173	170	163	149	129	115	105	102
Sat	70	62	64	73	79	106	89	103	115	114	108	105	113	112	107	111	104
Sun	69	65	67	84	95	87	105	114	116	113	115	117	118	114	112	90	88

About this drive

On weekdays the 39-mile drive from Oceanside to Elizabeth (via Belt Pkwy West and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (119 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (32 to 90 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 39-mile drive usually takes 64 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Elizabeth?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

More drives

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 · Oceanside to Manhattan

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	100	105	108	105	86	85	79	85	96	114	131	120	104	105	95	81
Tue	64	93	102	109	104	84	98	94	93	133	134	137	134	114	106	84	83
Wed	65	95	105	107	111	90	82	80	81	112	126	145	135	113	106	99	97
Thu	83	97	106	108	91	89	84	85	91	127	145	147	140	120	101	83	77
Fri	64	87	90	83	93	104	114	123	151	173	170	163	149	129	115	105	102
Sat	70	62	64	73	79	106	89	103	115	114	108	105	113	112	107	111	104
Sun	69	65	67	84	95	87	105	114	116	113	115	117	118	114	112	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	100	105	108	105	86	85	79	85	96	114	131	120	104	105	95	81
Tue	64	93	102	109	104	84	98	94	93	133	134	137	134	114	106	84	83
Wed	65	95	105	107	111	90	82	80	81	112	126	145	135	113	106	99	97
Thu	83	97	106	108	91	89	84	85	91	127	145	147	140	120	101	83	77
Fri	64	87	90	83	93	104	114	123	151	173	170	163	149	129	115	105	102
Sat	70	62	64	73	79	106	89	103	115	114	108	105	113	112	107	111	104
Sun	69	65	67	84	95	87	105	114	116	113	115	117	118	114	112	90	88

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	100	105	108	105	86	85	79	85	96	114	131	120	104	105	95	81
Tue	64	93	102	109	104	84	98	94	93	133	134	137	134	114	106	84	83
Wed	65	95	105	107	111	90	82	80	81	112	126	145	135	113	106	99	97
Thu	83	97	106	108	91	89	84	85	91	127	145	147	140	120	101	83	77
Fri	64	87	90	83	93	104	114	123	151	173	170	163	149	129	115	105	102
Sat	70	62	64	73	79	106	89	103	115	114	108	105	113	112	107	111	104
Sun	69	65	67	84	95	87	105	114	116	113	115	117	118	114	112	90	88