Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to San Clemente
Right now (6:48 pm PDT): about 20 minutes via I-5 North, usually 21 at this time.
Only 43% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
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| Mon | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Tue | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Wed | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Thu | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Fri | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Sat | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Sun | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 22-mile drive from Oceanside to San Clemente (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 20 minutes and up to 22 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 21 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Sundays (25 minutes).
About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (2 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 San Clemente 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 San Clemente?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 20 minutes then, versus up to 22 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to San Clemente?
The 22-mile drive usually takes 20 to 22 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 21 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Oceanside to San Clemente?
Leaving around 12:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 22 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (3 miles)
San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow
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