Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to La Habra

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 74 minutes via I-5 North, usually 75 at this time.

Only 14% 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 La Habra 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	61	64	70	72	69	68	69	72	72	72	75	74	74	70	65	63	61
Tue	61	66	70	72	70	71	72	72	72	75	76	77	77	72	67	63	61
Wed	61	66	70	72	72	72	72	71	71	74	75	77	77	73	68	64	61
Thu	61	66	69	71	70	72	72	73	72	73	75	77	75	72	68	64	61
Fri	61	66	69	70	69	72	72	73	76	79	80	80	77	72	70	66	61
Sat	61	61	62	63	66	71	75	78	76	77	75	75	72	69	69	67	61
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	65	68	72	74	75	74	73	71	70	67	65	61

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Oceanside to La Habra (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 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 73 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 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 La Habra 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 La Habra?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to La Habra?

The 68-mile drive usually takes 61 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 73 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to La Habra?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (35 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (9 miles)

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More drives

La Habra 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	61	64	70	72	69	68	69	72	72	72	75	74	74	70	65	63	61
Tue	61	66	70	72	70	71	72	72	72	75	76	77	77	72	67	63	61
Wed	61	66	70	72	72	72	72	71	71	74	75	77	77	73	68	64	61
Thu	61	66	69	71	70	72	72	73	72	73	75	77	75	72	68	64	61
Fri	61	66	69	70	69	72	72	73	76	79	80	80	77	72	70	66	61
Sat	61	61	62	63	66	71	75	78	76	77	75	75	72	69	69	67	61
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	65	68	72	74	75	74	73	71	70	67	65	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	64	70	72	69	68	69	72	72	72	75	74	74	70	65	63	61
Tue	61	66	70	72	70	71	72	72	72	75	76	77	77	72	67	63	61
Wed	61	66	70	72	72	72	72	71	71	74	75	77	77	73	68	64	61
Thu	61	66	69	71	70	72	72	73	72	73	75	77	75	72	68	64	61
Fri	61	66	69	70	69	72	72	73	76	79	80	80	77	72	70	66	61
Sat	61	61	62	63	66	71	75	78	76	77	75	75	72	69	69	67	61
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	65	68	72	74	75	74	73	71	70	67	65	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	64	70	72	69	68	69	72	72	72	75	74	74	70	65	63	61
Tue	61	66	70	72	70	71	72	72	72	75	76	77	77	72	67	63	61
Wed	61	66	70	72	72	72	72	71	71	74	75	77	77	73	68	64	61
Thu	61	66	69	71	70	72	72	73	72	73	75	77	75	72	68	64	61
Fri	61	66	69	70	69	72	72	73	76	79	80	80	77	72	70	66	61
Sat	61	61	62	63	66	71	75	78	76	77	75	75	72	69	69	67	61
Sun	61	61	61	62	63	65	68	72	74	75	74	73	71	70	67	65	61