Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Manhattan

None 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 Manhattan 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	60	85	104	105	98	76	81	69	85	96	105	100	89	86	85	70	66
Tue	47	89	113	119	108	81	84	85	87	98	104	101	89	84	83	68	71
Wed	48	85	109	108	111	85	76	72	78	90	101	98	95	83	81	77	86
Thu	57	87	112	110	90	83	87	78	78	87	99	96	85	80	73	64	59
Fri	47	83	103	95	90	83	92	87	93	104	119	104	103	99	91	78	79
Sat	60	46	45	54	57	70	64	70	75	84	79	82	90	99	98	96	90
Sun	65	48	48	57	63	55	63	74	75	85	94	98	97	91	85	82	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 26-mile drive from Oceanside to Manhattan (via Belt Pkwy West and I-495 West and I-678 North) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 pm on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 14 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (25 to 67 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Manhattan 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 Manhattan?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 26-mile drive usually takes 47 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Manhattan?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	85	104	105	98	76	81	69	85	96	105	100	89	86	85	70	66
Tue	47	89	113	119	108	81	84	85	87	98	104	101	89	84	83	68	71
Wed	48	85	109	108	111	85	76	72	78	90	101	98	95	83	81	77	86
Thu	57	87	112	110	90	83	87	78	78	87	99	96	85	80	73	64	59
Fri	47	83	103	95	90	83	92	87	93	104	119	104	103	99	91	78	79
Sat	60	46	45	54	57	70	64	70	75	84	79	82	90	99	98	96	90
Sun	65	48	48	57	63	55	63	74	75	85	94	98	97	91	85	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	85	104	105	98	76	81	69	85	96	105	100	89	86	85	70	66
Tue	47	89	113	119	108	81	84	85	87	98	104	101	89	84	83	68	71
Wed	48	85	109	108	111	85	76	72	78	90	101	98	95	83	81	77	86
Thu	57	87	112	110	90	83	87	78	78	87	99	96	85	80	73	64	59
Fri	47	83	103	95	90	83	92	87	93	104	119	104	103	99	91	78	79
Sat	60	46	45	54	57	70	64	70	75	84	79	82	90	99	98	96	90
Sun	65	48	48	57	63	55	63	74	75	85	94	98	97	91	85	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	85	104	105	98	76	81	69	85	96	105	100	89	86	85	70	66
Tue	47	89	113	119	108	81	84	85	87	98	104	101	89	84	83	68	71
Wed	48	85	109	108	111	85	76	72	78	90	101	98	95	83	81	77	86
Thu	57	87	112	110	90	83	87	78	78	87	99	96	85	80	73	64	59
Fri	47	83	103	95	90	83	92	87	93	104	119	104	103	99	91	78	79
Sat	60	46	45	54	57	70	64	70	75	84	79	82	90	99	98	96	90
Sun	65	48	48	57	63	55	63	74	75	85	94	98	97	91	85	82	79