Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Newark

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 Newark 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	79	134	142	154	137	107	125	120	131	151	169	173	153	152	125	106	103
Tue	74	146	166	149	164	140	130	130	139	153	161	169	156	135	147	132	115
Wed	68	146	152	154	152	136	118	129	132	141	158	157	153	138	126	119	116
Thu	80	140	149	158	140	141	144	137	138	145	143	157	150	141	126	119	115
Fri	80	131	142	156	146	123	148	135	141	159	166	160	151	146	137	118	124
Sat	98	76	74	88	108	101	109	114	130	148	157	168	161	170	177	171	161
Sun	111	79	75	82	74	85	95	97	106	131	152	161	165	150	153	141	133

About this drive

On weekdays the 35-mile drive from Oceanside to Newark (via I-495 West and Belt Pkwy West) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 138 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (181 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (30 to 78 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Newark 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 Newark?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 35-mile drive usually takes 68 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 138 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Newark?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	134	142	154	137	107	125	120	131	151	169	173	153	152	125	106	103
Tue	74	146	166	149	164	140	130	130	139	153	161	169	156	135	147	132	115
Wed	68	146	152	154	152	136	118	129	132	141	158	157	153	138	126	119	116
Thu	80	140	149	158	140	141	144	137	138	145	143	157	150	141	126	119	115
Fri	80	131	142	156	146	123	148	135	141	159	166	160	151	146	137	118	124
Sat	98	76	74	88	108	101	109	114	130	148	157	168	161	170	177	171	161
Sun	111	79	75	82	74	85	95	97	106	131	152	161	165	150	153	141	133

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	134	142	154	137	107	125	120	131	151	169	173	153	152	125	106	103
Tue	74	146	166	149	164	140	130	130	139	153	161	169	156	135	147	132	115
Wed	68	146	152	154	152	136	118	129	132	141	158	157	153	138	126	119	116
Thu	80	140	149	158	140	141	144	137	138	145	143	157	150	141	126	119	115
Fri	80	131	142	156	146	123	148	135	141	159	166	160	151	146	137	118	124
Sat	98	76	74	88	108	101	109	114	130	148	157	168	161	170	177	171	161
Sun	111	79	75	82	74	85	95	97	106	131	152	161	165	150	153	141	133

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	134	142	154	137	107	125	120	131	151	169	173	153	152	125	106	103
Tue	74	146	166	149	164	140	130	130	139	153	161	169	156	135	147	132	115
Wed	68	146	152	154	152	136	118	129	132	141	158	157	153	138	126	119	116
Thu	80	140	149	158	140	141	144	137	138	145	143	157	150	141	126	119	115
Fri	80	131	142	156	146	123	148	135	141	159	166	160	151	146	137	118	124
Sat	98	76	74	88	108	101	109	114	130	148	157	168	161	170	177	171	161
Sun	111	79	75	82	74	85	95	97	106	131	152	161	165	150	153	141	133