Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Upland

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 95 minutes via I-5 North, usually 85 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Upland 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	74	82	87	83	80	81	82	83	84	93	98	95	91	81	78	77	75
Tue	74	86	90	86	83	83	83	83	86	94	96	94	90	80	80	77	75
Wed	74	85	94	87	83	83	82	82	85	95	96	97	94	80	80	79	75
Thu	74	83	90	82	82	83	82	84	87	95	99	99	93	82	81	79	75
Fri	74	77	81	80	82	83	85	93	100	105	105	103	96	85	80	78	75
Sat	74	75	76	76	82	86	86	92	94	90	94	92	89	83	80	79	75
Sun	74	75	75	75	76	78	81	86	85	87	86	83	82	79	78	79	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Oceanside to Upland (via I-5 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 105 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (94 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 36 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Upland 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 Upland?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 105 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 74 to 105 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Upland?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 105 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (24 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · SR-241 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-91 East in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-133 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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

More drives

Upland 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	74	82	87	83	80	81	82	83	84	93	98	95	91	81	78	77	75
Tue	74	86	90	86	83	83	83	83	86	94	96	94	90	80	80	77	75
Wed	74	85	94	87	83	83	82	82	85	95	96	97	94	80	80	79	75
Thu	74	83	90	82	82	83	82	84	87	95	99	99	93	82	81	79	75
Fri	74	77	81	80	82	83	85	93	100	105	105	103	96	85	80	78	75
Sat	74	75	76	76	82	86	86	92	94	90	94	92	89	83	80	79	75
Sun	74	75	75	75	76	78	81	86	85	87	86	83	82	79	78	79	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	82	87	83	80	81	82	83	84	93	98	95	91	81	78	77	75
Tue	74	86	90	86	83	83	83	83	86	94	96	94	90	80	80	77	75
Wed	74	85	94	87	83	83	82	82	85	95	96	97	94	80	80	79	75
Thu	74	83	90	82	82	83	82	84	87	95	99	99	93	82	81	79	75
Fri	74	77	81	80	82	83	85	93	100	105	105	103	96	85	80	78	75
Sat	74	75	76	76	82	86	86	92	94	90	94	92	89	83	80	79	75
Sun	74	75	75	75	76	78	81	86	85	87	86	83	82	79	78	79	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	82	87	83	80	81	82	83	84	93	98	95	91	81	78	77	75
Tue	74	86	90	86	83	83	83	83	86	94	96	94	90	80	80	77	75
Wed	74	85	94	87	83	83	82	82	85	95	96	97	94	80	80	79	75
Thu	74	83	90	82	82	83	82	84	87	95	99	99	93	82	81	79	75
Fri	74	77	81	80	82	83	85	93	100	105	105	103	96	85	80	78	75
Sat	74	75	76	76	82	86	86	92	94	90	94	92	89	83	80	79	75
Sun	74	75	75	75	76	78	81	86	85	87	86	83	82	79	78	79	74