Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (7:49 pm PDT): about 88 minutes via I-5 North and I-405 North and SR-73 North, usually 83 at this time.

Only 39% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	81	81	81	82	82	83	85	86	87	88	92	96	93	83	82	82	82
Tue	81	81	81	84	85	86	87	86	87	89	111	121	100	84	83	83	82
Wed	81	82	82	84	84	87	87	87	89	93	122	127	102	86	83	83	81
Thu	81	82	81	83	84	85	86	87	86	89	111	109	96	84	83	82	81
Fri	81	82	82	83	84	86	88	90	91	94	110	103	90	86	84	83	82
Sat	81	81	81	81	83	86	90	94	93	91	89	88	87	85	83	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	83	85	89	89	91	90	88	87	84	83	83	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Oceanside to Rancho Palos Verdes (via I-5 North and I-405 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 1:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 78 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (13 to 22 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 1:30 pm or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 88-mile drive usually takes 81 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	81	81	82	82	83	85	86	87	88	92	96	93	83	82	82	82
Tue	81	81	81	84	85	86	87	86	87	89	111	121	100	84	83	83	82
Wed	81	82	82	84	84	87	87	87	89	93	122	127	102	86	83	83	81
Thu	81	82	81	83	84	85	86	87	86	89	111	109	96	84	83	82	81
Fri	81	82	82	83	84	86	88	90	91	94	110	103	90	86	84	83	82
Sat	81	81	81	81	83	86	90	94	93	91	89	88	87	85	83	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	83	85	89	89	91	90	88	87	84	83	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	81	81	82	82	83	85	86	87	88	92	96	93	83	82	82	82
Tue	81	81	81	84	85	86	87	86	87	89	111	121	100	84	83	83	82
Wed	81	82	82	84	84	87	87	87	89	93	122	127	102	86	83	83	81
Thu	81	82	81	83	84	85	86	87	86	89	111	109	96	84	83	82	81
Fri	81	82	82	83	84	86	88	90	91	94	110	103	90	86	84	83	82
Sat	81	81	81	81	83	86	90	94	93	91	89	88	87	85	83	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	83	85	89	89	91	90	88	87	84	83	83	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	81	81	81	82	82	83	85	86	87	88	92	96	93	83	82	82	82
Tue	81	81	81	84	85	86	87	86	87	89	111	121	100	84	83	83	82
Wed	81	82	82	84	84	87	87	87	89	93	122	127	102	86	83	83	81
Thu	81	82	81	83	84	85	86	87	86	89	111	109	96	84	83	82	81
Fri	81	82	82	83	84	86	88	90	91	94	110	103	90	86	84	83	82
Sat	81	81	81	81	83	86	90	94	93	91	89	88	87	85	83	83	81
Sun	81	81	81	81	82	83	85	89	89	91	90	88	87	84	83	83	81