Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Long Beach

Right now (6:02 pm PDT): about 77 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 70 at this time.

Only 13% 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.

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Oceanside to Long Beach (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Long Beach to Oceanside

Freeway, about 63 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 7 miles: 8 to 14 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to downtown Long Beach along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oceanside to Long Beach by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6365656566666768686972737268656563
Tue6365666767676867687174807870666563
Wed6365666867696868697277848374696663
Thu6366666667686868697176828071676663
Fri6364656667686972757884858274676563
Sat6363646466707680807878777570676663
Sun6363636465676975767675737168676763

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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 63 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Long Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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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 (12 miles) · SR-22 West in Orange County (1.6 miles)

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