Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Fontana

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 90 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 89 at this time.

Only 58% 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 Fontana 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	84	98	110	97	90	92	93	97	106	101	105	102	100	89	83	81	80
Tue	84	103	115	103	89	90	91	95	95	104	114	114	104	89	82	81	79
Wed	83	107	109	98	93	106	93	96	98	102	110	116	105	89	85	81	79
Thu	84	100	111	99	91	89	95	93	99	108	120	127	113	97	85	82	80
Fri	83	93	103	93	90	95	105	122	133	142	146	141	131	113	90	82	80
Sat	80	80	80	82	90	111	108	113	115	121	112	113	108	100	90	82	79
Sun	80	80	81	82	82	87	95	98	95	91	90	89	87	85	84	82	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Oceanside to Fontana (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 146 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (121 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (26 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Fontana 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 Fontana?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 146 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 79 to 146 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Fontana?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 146 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (34 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles)

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More drives

Fontana 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	84	98	110	97	90	92	93	97	106	101	105	102	100	89	83	81	80
Tue	84	103	115	103	89	90	91	95	95	104	114	114	104	89	82	81	79
Wed	83	107	109	98	93	106	93	96	98	102	110	116	105	89	85	81	79
Thu	84	100	111	99	91	89	95	93	99	108	120	127	113	97	85	82	80
Fri	83	93	103	93	90	95	105	122	133	142	146	141	131	113	90	82	80
Sat	80	80	80	82	90	111	108	113	115	121	112	113	108	100	90	82	79
Sun	80	80	81	82	82	87	95	98	95	91	90	89	87	85	84	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	98	110	97	90	92	93	97	106	101	105	102	100	89	83	81	80
Tue	84	103	115	103	89	90	91	95	95	104	114	114	104	89	82	81	79
Wed	83	107	109	98	93	106	93	96	98	102	110	116	105	89	85	81	79
Thu	84	100	111	99	91	89	95	93	99	108	120	127	113	97	85	82	80
Fri	83	93	103	93	90	95	105	122	133	142	146	141	131	113	90	82	80
Sat	80	80	80	82	90	111	108	113	115	121	112	113	108	100	90	82	79
Sun	80	80	81	82	82	87	95	98	95	91	90	89	87	85	84	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	84	98	110	97	90	92	93	97	106	101	105	102	100	89	83	81	80
Tue	84	103	115	103	89	90	91	95	95	104	114	114	104	89	82	81	79
Wed	83	107	109	98	93	106	93	96	98	102	110	116	105	89	85	81	79
Thu	84	100	111	99	91	89	95	93	99	108	120	127	113	97	85	82	80
Fri	83	93	103	93	90	95	105	122	133	142	146	141	131	113	90	82	80
Sat	80	80	80	82	90	111	108	113	115	121	112	113	108	100	90	82	79
Sun	80	80	81	82	82	87	95	98	95	91	90	89	87	85	84	82	79