Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Huntington Beach

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 58 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 55% 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 Huntington Beach 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	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	53
Tue	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	56	56	56	55	56	55	55	55	56	54
Wed	54	55	54	55	56	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	55	55	56	55	54
Thu	54	55	54	55	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	55	55	56	56	54
Fri	54	55	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	61	61	60	59	58	56	56	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	55	58	61	64	63	61	59	59	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	57	60	61	62	61	61	59	57	56	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 56-mile drive from Oceanside to Huntington Beach (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 53 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (64 minutes).

About 45 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 53 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Huntington Beach?

The 56-mile drive usually takes 53 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Huntington Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · SR-73 North in Orange County (13 miles)

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

More drives

Huntington Beach 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	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	53
Tue	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	56	56	56	55	56	55	55	55	56	54
Wed	54	55	54	55	56	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	55	55	56	55	54
Thu	54	55	54	55	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	55	55	56	56	54
Fri	54	55	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	61	61	60	59	58	56	56	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	55	58	61	64	63	61	59	59	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	57	60	61	62	61	61	59	57	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	53
Tue	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	56	56	56	55	56	55	55	55	56	54
Wed	54	55	54	55	56	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	55	55	56	55	54
Thu	54	55	54	55	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	55	55	56	56	54
Fri	54	55	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	61	61	60	59	58	56	56	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	55	58	61	64	63	61	59	59	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	57	60	61	62	61	61	59	57	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	53
Tue	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	56	56	56	55	56	55	55	55	56	54
Wed	54	55	54	55	56	58	57	56	56	56	56	57	55	55	56	55	54
Thu	54	55	54	55	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	57	55	55	56	56	54
Fri	54	55	54	55	56	57	57	59	60	61	61	60	59	58	56	56	54
Sat	53	54	54	54	55	58	61	64	63	61	59	59	58	57	56	56	54
Sun	54	54	54	54	55	55	57	60	61	62	61	61	59	57	56	57	54