Best Time to Drive from Pomona to Oceanside

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-5 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 50% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Pomona to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 100 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 79 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (98 minutes).

About 76 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 Pomona 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 Pomona to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 100 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 71 to 100 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 79 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pomona to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 100 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-71 North in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-71 North in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-133 South in Orange County (4 miles)

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