Best Time to Drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Oceanside

Right now (7:03 pm PDT): about 86 minutes via I-15 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 60% 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 87-mile drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Oceanside (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 83 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (137 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (21 to 46 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 83 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Cucamonga to Oceanside?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 83 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Cucamonga to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (41 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles)

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