Best Time to Drive from Oceanside to Westminster

Right now (7:36 pm PST): about 56 minutes via I-5 North and SR-73 North, usually 56 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Westminster 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	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	58	61	63	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	64	64	58	55	54	53
Wed	52	54	56	55	55	57	56	56	56	58	60	64	63	58	56	56	53
Thu	52	54	55	54	56	56	57	56	57	57	59	61	60	55	55	55	53
Fri	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	60	62	64	64	63	58	57	56	53
Sat	52	53	53	53	54	56	60	63	62	61	59	58	58	56	56	55	53
Sun	52	53	53	53	53	55	56	59	60	61	60	59	58	57	56	57	54

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from Oceanside to Westminster (via I-5 North and SR-73 North) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 2 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (63 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 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 Westminster 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 Westminster?

On weekdays, leave before 2 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 59-mile drive usually takes 52 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oceanside to Westminster?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-73 North in Orange County (18 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (18 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (14 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (7 miles)

San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Westminster 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	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	58	61	63	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	64	64	58	55	54	53
Wed	52	54	56	55	55	57	56	56	56	58	60	64	63	58	56	56	53
Thu	52	54	55	54	56	56	57	56	57	57	59	61	60	55	55	55	53
Fri	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	60	62	64	64	63	58	57	56	53
Sat	52	53	53	53	54	56	60	63	62	61	59	58	58	56	56	55	53
Sun	52	53	53	53	53	55	56	59	60	61	60	59	58	57	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	58	61	63	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	64	64	58	55	54	53
Wed	52	54	56	55	55	57	56	56	56	58	60	64	63	58	56	56	53
Thu	52	54	55	54	56	56	57	56	57	57	59	61	60	55	55	55	53
Fri	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	60	62	64	64	63	58	57	56	53
Sat	52	53	53	53	54	56	60	63	62	61	59	58	58	56	56	55	53
Sun	52	53	53	53	53	55	56	59	60	61	60	59	58	57	56	57	54

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	58	61	63	56	54	54	53
Tue	52	53	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	58	58	64	64	58	55	54	53
Wed	52	54	56	55	55	57	56	56	56	58	60	64	63	58	56	56	53
Thu	52	54	55	54	56	56	57	56	57	57	59	61	60	55	55	55	53
Fri	52	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	60	62	64	64	63	58	57	56	53
Sat	52	53	53	53	54	56	60	63	62	61	59	58	58	56	56	55	53
Sun	52	53	53	53	53	55	56	59	60	61	60	59	58	57	56	57	54