Best Time to Drive from Ontario to Oceanside

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via I-5 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 45% 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 Ontario to Oceanside 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	72	76	79	83	81	77	76	77	78	78	82	87	85	81	74	74	71
Tue	72	77	82	86	85	82	80	79	78	80	84	88	86	82	73	73	71
Wed	71	77	83	90	86	81	79	78	78	79	85	85	85	83	74	74	71
Thu	71	77	81	85	81	79	79	78	78	80	86	89	87	83	75	74	72
Fri	71	77	77	79	79	82	86	92	101	108	110	107	94	84	75	74	71
Sat	71	72	73	76	85	100	95	95	94	93	95	93	83	78	73	73	71
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	76	80	79	80	79	78	75	73	73	73	74	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Ontario to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (14 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Ontario to central Oceanside 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 Ontario to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 71 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Ontario to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (29 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (11 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (4 miles)

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

More drives

Oceanside to Ontario (return trip) · Ontario to Los Angeles · Ontario to Santa Monica · Ontario to Pasadena · Ontario to Long Beach · Ontario to West Covina · Ontario to Burbank · Ontario to Glendale · Ontario to Santa Clarita · Ontario to Van Nuys · Ontario to Torrance · Ontario to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	79	83	81	77	76	77	78	78	82	87	85	81	74	74	71
Tue	72	77	82	86	85	82	80	79	78	80	84	88	86	82	73	73	71
Wed	71	77	83	90	86	81	79	78	78	79	85	85	85	83	74	74	71
Thu	71	77	81	85	81	79	79	78	78	80	86	89	87	83	75	74	72
Fri	71	77	77	79	79	82	86	92	101	108	110	107	94	84	75	74	71
Sat	71	72	73	76	85	100	95	95	94	93	95	93	83	78	73	73	71
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	76	80	79	80	79	78	75	73	73	73	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	79	83	81	77	76	77	78	78	82	87	85	81	74	74	71
Tue	72	77	82	86	85	82	80	79	78	80	84	88	86	82	73	73	71
Wed	71	77	83	90	86	81	79	78	78	79	85	85	85	83	74	74	71
Thu	71	77	81	85	81	79	79	78	78	80	86	89	87	83	75	74	72
Fri	71	77	77	79	79	82	86	92	101	108	110	107	94	84	75	74	71
Sat	71	72	73	76	85	100	95	95	94	93	95	93	83	78	73	73	71
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	76	80	79	80	79	78	75	73	73	73	74	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	76	79	83	81	77	76	77	78	78	82	87	85	81	74	74	71
Tue	72	77	82	86	85	82	80	79	78	80	84	88	86	82	73	73	71
Wed	71	77	83	90	86	81	79	78	78	79	85	85	85	83	74	74	71
Thu	71	77	81	85	81	79	79	78	78	80	86	89	87	83	75	74	72
Fri	71	77	77	79	79	82	86	92	101	108	110	107	94	84	75	74	71
Sat	71	72	73	76	85	100	95	95	94	93	95	93	83	78	73	73	71
Sun	71	72	71	72	73	76	80	79	80	79	78	75	73	73	73	74	71