Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Rialto

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 106 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 54% 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 Rialto 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	82	100	111	102	93	97	97	102	108	105	103	102	98	88	83	81	80
Tue	82	105	118	109	94	94	94	99	102	106	110	108	101	88	82	81	80
Wed	82	112	114	104	93	95	96	99	104	106	110	112	102	88	84	81	79
Thu	82	104	115	106	94	93	99	97	103	109	116	124	110	96	86	82	80
Fri	82	95	104	97	95	101	110	124	133	141	143	137	126	112	90	82	80
Sat	79	79	80	83	92	111	110	114	116	119	112	113	108	99	89	82	79
Sun	79	79	80	81	83	87	97	102	97	92	91	90	88	85	85	82	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Oceanside to Rialto (via I-215 North and I-15 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (119 minutes).

About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 23 miles surface streets (30 to 60 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Rialto 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 Rialto?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 79 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Rialto?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 North in Inland Empire (34 miles) · I-15 North in Inland Empire (8 miles) · I-15 North in San Diego (7 miles) · SR-76 East in San Diego (6 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	100	111	102	93	97	97	102	108	105	103	102	98	88	83	81	80
Tue	82	105	118	109	94	94	94	99	102	106	110	108	101	88	82	81	80
Wed	82	112	114	104	93	95	96	99	104	106	110	112	102	88	84	81	79
Thu	82	104	115	106	94	93	99	97	103	109	116	124	110	96	86	82	80
Fri	82	95	104	97	95	101	110	124	133	141	143	137	126	112	90	82	80
Sat	79	79	80	83	92	111	110	114	116	119	112	113	108	99	89	82	79
Sun	79	79	80	81	83	87	97	102	97	92	91	90	88	85	85	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	100	111	102	93	97	97	102	108	105	103	102	98	88	83	81	80
Tue	82	105	118	109	94	94	94	99	102	106	110	108	101	88	82	81	80
Wed	82	112	114	104	93	95	96	99	104	106	110	112	102	88	84	81	79
Thu	82	104	115	106	94	93	99	97	103	109	116	124	110	96	86	82	80
Fri	82	95	104	97	95	101	110	124	133	141	143	137	126	112	90	82	80
Sat	79	79	80	83	92	111	110	114	116	119	112	113	108	99	89	82	79
Sun	79	79	80	81	83	87	97	102	97	92	91	90	88	85	85	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	100	111	102	93	97	97	102	108	105	103	102	98	88	83	81	80
Tue	82	105	118	109	94	94	94	99	102	106	110	108	101	88	82	81	80
Wed	82	112	114	104	93	95	96	99	104	106	110	112	102	88	84	81	79
Thu	82	104	115	106	94	93	99	97	103	109	116	124	110	96	86	82	80
Fri	82	95	104	97	95	101	110	124	133	141	143	137	126	112	90	82	80
Sat	79	79	80	83	92	111	110	114	116	119	112	113	108	99	89	82	79
Sun	79	79	80	81	83	87	97	102	97	92	91	90	88	85	85	82	79