Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Pomona

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-5 North, usually 76 at this time.

Only 53% 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 Pomona 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	71	75	78	77	75	76	77	78	78	83	86	85	80	77	74	72	71
Tue	71	76	79	77	75	77	77	77	78	83	85	85	82	76	77	73	70
Wed	71	76	83	77	76	78	77	76	78	84	84	87	83	76	76	74	71
Thu	71	75	79	75	76	77	77	77	79	84	86	88	81	76	76	75	71
Fri	70	72	74	74	76	77	79	85	92	93	92	90	85	81	76	74	71
Sat	70	71	71	72	76	80	82	87	88	84	89	86	83	79	76	75	71
Sun	70	71	71	71	72	74	76	81	81	83	82	79	78	75	74	75	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Oceanside to Pomona (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 93 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (4 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Pomona 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 Pomona?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 93 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 93 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Pomona?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 93 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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

More drives

Pomona 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	71	75	78	77	75	76	77	78	78	83	86	85	80	77	74	72	71
Tue	71	76	79	77	75	77	77	77	78	83	85	85	82	76	77	73	70
Wed	71	76	83	77	76	78	77	76	78	84	84	87	83	76	76	74	71
Thu	71	75	79	75	76	77	77	77	79	84	86	88	81	76	76	75	71
Fri	70	72	74	74	76	77	79	85	92	93	92	90	85	81	76	74	71
Sat	70	71	71	72	76	80	82	87	88	84	89	86	83	79	76	75	71
Sun	70	71	71	71	72	74	76	81	81	83	82	79	78	75	74	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	78	77	75	76	77	78	78	83	86	85	80	77	74	72	71
Tue	71	76	79	77	75	77	77	77	78	83	85	85	82	76	77	73	70
Wed	71	76	83	77	76	78	77	76	78	84	84	87	83	76	76	74	71
Thu	71	75	79	75	76	77	77	77	79	84	86	88	81	76	76	75	71
Fri	70	72	74	74	76	77	79	85	92	93	92	90	85	81	76	74	71
Sat	70	71	71	72	76	80	82	87	88	84	89	86	83	79	76	75	71
Sun	70	71	71	71	72	74	76	81	81	83	82	79	78	75	74	75	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	75	78	77	75	76	77	78	78	83	86	85	80	77	74	72	71
Tue	71	76	79	77	75	77	77	77	78	83	85	85	82	76	77	73	70
Wed	71	76	83	77	76	78	77	76	78	84	84	87	83	76	76	74	71
Thu	71	75	79	75	76	77	77	77	79	84	86	88	81	76	76	75	71
Fri	70	72	74	74	76	77	79	85	92	93	92	90	85	81	76	74	71
Sat	70	71	71	72	76	80	82	87	88	84	89	86	83	79	76	75	71
Sun	70	71	71	71	72	74	76	81	81	83	82	79	78	75	74	75	70