Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to San Dimas

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-5 North and SR-57 North, usually 80 at this time.

Only 52% 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 San Dimas 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	69	71	75	78	76	77	78	80	81	82	84	85	84	78	74	71	69
Tue	69	71	74	79	78	79	80	80	80	82	84	89	90	81	76	72	69
Wed	69	71	75	79	78	80	80	80	80	82	84	88	88	82	77	73	69
Thu	69	71	74	78	79	80	81	81	81	82	85	90	85	80	77	73	69
Fri	69	72	74	77	77	80	81	83	85	88	91	90	87	80	79	74	69
Sat	69	70	70	71	73	80	83	87	85	85	83	83	80	79	78	75	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	74	77	81	82	85	83	82	80	80	76	74	69

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Oceanside to San Dimas (via I-5 North and SR-57 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 91 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 81 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 76 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (3 to 6 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 Dimas 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 Dimas?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 91 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to San Dimas?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 69 to 91 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 81 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to San Dimas?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 91 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (35 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (9 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

San Dimas to Oceanside (return trip) · Oceanside to San Diego · Oceanside to Escondido · Oceanside to Chula Vista · Oceanside to La Jolla · Oceanside to El Cajon · Oceanside to SAN · Oceanside to Long Beach · Oceanside to Glendora · Oceanside to Anaheim · Oceanside to Riverside · Oceanside to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	71	75	78	76	77	78	80	81	82	84	85	84	78	74	71	69
Tue	69	71	74	79	78	79	80	80	80	82	84	89	90	81	76	72	69
Wed	69	71	75	79	78	80	80	80	80	82	84	88	88	82	77	73	69
Thu	69	71	74	78	79	80	81	81	81	82	85	90	85	80	77	73	69
Fri	69	72	74	77	77	80	81	83	85	88	91	90	87	80	79	74	69
Sat	69	70	70	71	73	80	83	87	85	85	83	83	80	79	78	75	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	74	77	81	82	85	83	82	80	80	76	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	71	75	78	76	77	78	80	81	82	84	85	84	78	74	71	69
Tue	69	71	74	79	78	79	80	80	80	82	84	89	90	81	76	72	69
Wed	69	71	75	79	78	80	80	80	80	82	84	88	88	82	77	73	69
Thu	69	71	74	78	79	80	81	81	81	82	85	90	85	80	77	73	69
Fri	69	72	74	77	77	80	81	83	85	88	91	90	87	80	79	74	69
Sat	69	70	70	71	73	80	83	87	85	85	83	83	80	79	78	75	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	74	77	81	82	85	83	82	80	80	76	74	69

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	71	75	78	76	77	78	80	81	82	84	85	84	78	74	71	69
Tue	69	71	74	79	78	79	80	80	80	82	84	89	90	81	76	72	69
Wed	69	71	75	79	78	80	80	80	80	82	84	88	88	82	77	73	69
Thu	69	71	74	78	79	80	81	81	81	82	85	90	85	80	77	73	69
Fri	69	72	74	77	77	80	81	83	85	88	91	90	87	80	79	74	69
Sat	69	70	70	71	73	80	83	87	85	85	83	83	80	79	78	75	70
Sun	69	69	69	70	71	74	77	81	82	85	83	82	80	80	76	74	69