Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Pico Rivera

Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 73 minutes via I-5 North, usually 74 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 Pico Rivera 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	65	68	73	75	72	73	74	77	78	82	82	83	82	75	70	67	65
Tue	65	69	77	76	74	75	76	76	78	81	85	87	85	79	72	67	66
Wed	65	69	74	76	74	76	77	76	77	82	86	89	85	80	73	68	65
Thu	65	70	73	74	75	76	76	77	78	84	88	89	85	79	74	69	66
Fri	65	68	70	72	73	76	77	80	83	89	90	91	87	80	74	70	65
Sat	65	66	66	67	69	75	79	83	83	82	81	83	79	77	74	71	66
Sun	65	66	66	67	68	71	74	79	80	82	81	80	77	77	74	71	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Oceanside to Pico Rivera (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 91 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 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Pico Rivera?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 65 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Pico Rivera?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (53 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Pico Rivera 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	65	68	73	75	72	73	74	77	78	82	82	83	82	75	70	67	65
Tue	65	69	77	76	74	75	76	76	78	81	85	87	85	79	72	67	66
Wed	65	69	74	76	74	76	77	76	77	82	86	89	85	80	73	68	65
Thu	65	70	73	74	75	76	76	77	78	84	88	89	85	79	74	69	66
Fri	65	68	70	72	73	76	77	80	83	89	90	91	87	80	74	70	65
Sat	65	66	66	67	69	75	79	83	83	82	81	83	79	77	74	71	66
Sun	65	66	66	67	68	71	74	79	80	82	81	80	77	77	74	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	73	75	72	73	74	77	78	82	82	83	82	75	70	67	65
Tue	65	69	77	76	74	75	76	76	78	81	85	87	85	79	72	67	66
Wed	65	69	74	76	74	76	77	76	77	82	86	89	85	80	73	68	65
Thu	65	70	73	74	75	76	76	77	78	84	88	89	85	79	74	69	66
Fri	65	68	70	72	73	76	77	80	83	89	90	91	87	80	74	70	65
Sat	65	66	66	67	69	75	79	83	83	82	81	83	79	77	74	71	66
Sun	65	66	66	67	68	71	74	79	80	82	81	80	77	77	74	71	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	68	73	75	72	73	74	77	78	82	82	83	82	75	70	67	65
Tue	65	69	77	76	74	75	76	76	78	81	85	87	85	79	72	67	66
Wed	65	69	74	76	74	76	77	76	77	82	86	89	85	80	73	68	65
Thu	65	70	73	74	75	76	76	77	78	84	88	89	85	79	74	69	66
Fri	65	68	70	72	73	76	77	80	83	89	90	91	87	80	74	70	65
Sat	65	66	66	67	69	75	79	83	83	82	81	83	79	77	74	71	66
Sun	65	66	66	67	68	71	74	79	80	82	81	80	77	77	74	71	65