Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Washington Heights

None 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 Washington Heights 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	52	70	80	106	78	70	74	78	75	106	95	102	90	66	66	53	45
Tue	35	62	84	104	78	66	78	80	78	104	107	97	109	92	86	48	46
Wed	36	74	78	103	85	64	70	78	75	89	97	93	103	83	75	70	71
Thu	66	62	100	98	69	61	71	78	75	81	96	76	86	72	64	47	44
Fri	36	60	88	75	83	94	102	108	106	127	119	119	103	102	87	90	84
Sat	41	33	36	47	52	57	62	72	90	105	97	86	89	91	90	79	79
Sun	36	35	37	51	54	48	59	69	70	82	74	74	71	63	62	56	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 27-mile drive from Oceanside to Washington Heights (via Cross Island Pkwy North and Laurelton Pkwy North and I-95 West) usually takes as little as 35 minutes and up to 127 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oceanside to central Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 35 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oceanside to Washington Heights?

The 27-mile drive usually takes 35 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Washington Heights?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 127 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	80	106	78	70	74	78	75	106	95	102	90	66	66	53	45
Tue	35	62	84	104	78	66	78	80	78	104	107	97	109	92	86	48	46
Wed	36	74	78	103	85	64	70	78	75	89	97	93	103	83	75	70	71
Thu	66	62	100	98	69	61	71	78	75	81	96	76	86	72	64	47	44
Fri	36	60	88	75	83	94	102	108	106	127	119	119	103	102	87	90	84
Sat	41	33	36	47	52	57	62	72	90	105	97	86	89	91	90	79	79
Sun	36	35	37	51	54	48	59	69	70	82	74	74	71	63	62	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	80	106	78	70	74	78	75	106	95	102	90	66	66	53	45
Tue	35	62	84	104	78	66	78	80	78	104	107	97	109	92	86	48	46
Wed	36	74	78	103	85	64	70	78	75	89	97	93	103	83	75	70	71
Thu	66	62	100	98	69	61	71	78	75	81	96	76	86	72	64	47	44
Fri	36	60	88	75	83	94	102	108	106	127	119	119	103	102	87	90	84
Sat	41	33	36	47	52	57	62	72	90	105	97	86	89	91	90	79	79
Sun	36	35	37	51	54	48	59	69	70	82	74	74	71	63	62	56	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	70	80	106	78	70	74	78	75	106	95	102	90	66	66	53	45
Tue	35	62	84	104	78	66	78	80	78	104	107	97	109	92	86	48	46
Wed	36	74	78	103	85	64	70	78	75	89	97	93	103	83	75	70	71
Thu	66	62	100	98	69	61	71	78	75	81	96	76	86	72	64	47	44
Fri	36	60	88	75	83	94	102	108	106	127	119	119	103	102	87	90	84
Sat	41	33	36	47	52	57	62	72	90	105	97	86	89	91	90	79	79
Sun	36	35	37	51	54	48	59	69	70	82	74	74	71	63	62	56	55