Best Time to Drive from Pico Rivera to Oceanside

Right now (3:06 am PST): about 66 minutes via I-5 South.

Only 10% 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 Pico Rivera 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	65	70	83	89	79	70	69	69	70	69	69	70	74	69	67	67	66
Tue	65	73	91	94	83	73	71	71	71	70	71	72	77	71	67	68	66
Wed	65	72	91	95	84	75	71	71	70	69	71	72	77	71	68	68	66
Thu	65	72	89	92	84	75	73	73	72	70	72	73	77	70	67	67	66
Fri	65	71	80	81	76	74	76	78	79	82	89	85	80	72	70	69	67
Sat	66	67	68	70	77	81	82	80	83	80	80	79	73	70	68	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	70	72	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	69	70	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Pico Rivera to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 98 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (83 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 98 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pico Rivera to Oceanside?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 65 to 98 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pico Rivera to Oceanside?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 98 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (54 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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

More drives

Oceanside to Pico Rivera (return trip) · Pico Rivera to Los Angeles · Pico Rivera to Long Beach · Pico Rivera to Anaheim · Pico Rivera to Riverside · Pico Rivera to Santa Ana · Pico Rivera to Irvine · Pico Rivera to San Bernardino · Pico Rivera to Fontana · Pico Rivera to Oxnard · Pico Rivera to Moreno Valley · Pico Rivera to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	70	83	89	79	70	69	69	70	69	69	70	74	69	67	67	66
Tue	65	73	91	94	83	73	71	71	71	70	71	72	77	71	67	68	66
Wed	65	72	91	95	84	75	71	71	70	69	71	72	77	71	68	68	66
Thu	65	72	89	92	84	75	73	73	72	70	72	73	77	70	67	67	66
Fri	65	71	80	81	76	74	76	78	79	82	89	85	80	72	70	69	67
Sat	66	67	68	70	77	81	82	80	83	80	80	79	73	70	68	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	70	72	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	69	70	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	70	83	89	79	70	69	69	70	69	69	70	74	69	67	67	66
Tue	65	73	91	94	83	73	71	71	71	70	71	72	77	71	67	68	66
Wed	65	72	91	95	84	75	71	71	70	69	71	72	77	71	68	68	66
Thu	65	72	89	92	84	75	73	73	72	70	72	73	77	70	67	67	66
Fri	65	71	80	81	76	74	76	78	79	82	89	85	80	72	70	69	67
Sat	66	67	68	70	77	81	82	80	83	80	80	79	73	70	68	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	70	72	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	69	70	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	70	83	89	79	70	69	69	70	69	69	70	74	69	67	67	66
Tue	65	73	91	94	83	73	71	71	71	70	71	72	77	71	67	68	66
Wed	65	72	91	95	84	75	71	71	70	69	71	72	77	71	68	68	66
Thu	65	72	89	92	84	75	73	73	72	70	72	73	77	70	67	67	66
Fri	65	71	80	81	76	74	76	78	79	82	89	85	80	72	70	69	67
Sat	66	67	68	70	77	81	82	80	83	80	80	79	73	70	68	68	66
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	70	72	72	72	72	72	71	70	69	69	70	66