Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Rancho Penasquitos

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 32 minutes via I-5 South and SR-56 East, usually 30 at this time.

Only 70% 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 Penasquitos 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	27	27	28	36	31	29	28	29	29	29	29	33	33	28	28	27	27
Tue	27	27	30	41	37	30	29	29	29	29	32	35	35	31	28	28	27
Wed	27	27	29	42	36	29	29	29	29	30	32	36	35	31	28	28	27
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Sat	27	27	27	27	29	32	33	33	34	33	30	30	32	29	29	28	27
Sun	27	27	27	27	27	28	30	32	30	30	30	30	30	28	28	28	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Oceanside to Rancho Penasquitos (via I-5 South and SR-56 East) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 42 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 30 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (34 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.1 miles surface streets (1 to 3 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 Penasquitos 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 Penasquitos?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 42 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Rancho Penasquitos?

The 30-mile drive usually takes 27 to 42 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 30 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Rancho Penasquitos?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 42 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in San Diego (21 miles) · SR-56 East in San Diego (8 miles)

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