Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Fountain Valley

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 51 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 50 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 Fountain Valley 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	47	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	48	48	48	47
Tue	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	56	54	48	48	48	47
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Sat	47	47	47	48	49	51	55	58	57	55	53	53	52	50	49	49	47
Sun	47	48	47	48	48	49	51	54	55	56	56	54	53	50	49	50	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 54-mile drive from Oceanside to Fountain Valley (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 58 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 51 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (58 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Fountain Valley 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 Fountain Valley?

On weekdays, leave before 2:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 58 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Fountain Valley?

The 54-mile drive usually takes 47 to 58 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 51 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Fountain Valley?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 58 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 (3 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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