Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Rialto

Right now (8:16 pm PST): about 81 minutes via I-215 North and I-15 North, usually 79 at this time.

Only 35% 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	99	109	101	93	95	96	97	103	102	102	100	97	88	82	80	79
Tue	81	103	115	108	91	92	93	98	99	104	109	108	100	89	81	80	79
Wed	81	108	113	103	90	92	94	97	101	104	108	111	101	89	82	80	79
Thu	81	102	111	102	93	91	97	96	102	105	115	118	108	93	86	81	79
Fri	81	94	101	97	94	98	107	116	125	135	137	134	126	108	90	83	80
Sat	79	79	79	81	88	103	107	107	107	110	103	102	100	91	86	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	84	92	97	94	89	89	88	87	85	83	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 138 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (110 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 57 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 138 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 79 to 138 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Rialto?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 138 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)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	99	109	101	93	95	96	97	103	102	102	100	97	88	82	80	79
Tue	81	103	115	108	91	92	93	98	99	104	109	108	100	89	81	80	79
Wed	81	108	113	103	90	92	94	97	101	104	108	111	101	89	82	80	79
Thu	81	102	111	102	93	91	97	96	102	105	115	118	108	93	86	81	79
Fri	81	94	101	97	94	98	107	116	125	135	137	134	126	108	90	83	80
Sat	79	79	79	81	88	103	107	107	107	110	103	102	100	91	86	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	84	92	97	94	89	89	88	87	85	83	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	99	109	101	93	95	96	97	103	102	102	100	97	88	82	80	79
Tue	81	103	115	108	91	92	93	98	99	104	109	108	100	89	81	80	79
Wed	81	108	113	103	90	92	94	97	101	104	108	111	101	89	82	80	79
Thu	81	102	111	102	93	91	97	96	102	105	115	118	108	93	86	81	79
Fri	81	94	101	97	94	98	107	116	125	135	137	134	126	108	90	83	80
Sat	79	79	79	81	88	103	107	107	107	110	103	102	100	91	86	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	84	92	97	94	89	89	88	87	85	83	82	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	99	109	101	93	95	96	97	103	102	102	100	97	88	82	80	79
Tue	81	103	115	108	91	92	93	98	99	104	109	108	100	89	81	80	79
Wed	81	108	113	103	90	92	94	97	101	104	108	111	101	89	82	80	79
Thu	81	102	111	102	93	91	97	96	102	105	115	118	108	93	86	81	79
Fri	81	94	101	97	94	98	107	116	125	135	137	134	126	108	90	83	80
Sat	79	79	79	81	88	103	107	107	107	110	103	102	100	91	86	82	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	84	92	97	94	89	89	88	87	85	83	82	79