Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Oceanside

Right now (9:37 pm PST): about 78 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 77 at this time.

Only 36% 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 Rialto 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	83	94	91	90	87	84	85	85	85	86	87	88	89	85	80	79	78
Tue	82	99	94	93	87	85	84	84	84	86	87	89	89	85	80	78	78
Wed	81	98	94	90	88	85	85	85	85	87	91	90	90	85	80	79	78
Thu	81	99	93	91	87	86	86	85	86	90	96	94	90	86	81	79	78
Fri	79	85	86	89	88	92	99	105	106	109	110	111	105	91	84	80	78
Sat	78	78	79	83	97	103	106	105	109	103	101	100	92	86	81	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	86	91	92	91	88	88	85	84	83	82	81	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Rialto to Oceanside (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 112 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 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 89 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (28 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rialto 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 Rialto to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 112 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 78 to 112 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 89 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 112 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (34 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (10 miles) · SR-76 West in San Diego (5 miles) · I-15 South in San Diego (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Inland Empire (3 miles)

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

More drives

Oceanside to Rialto (return trip) · Rialto to Los Angeles · Rialto to Long Beach · Rialto to Anaheim · Rialto to Riverside · Rialto to Santa Ana · Rialto to Irvine · Rialto to Moreno Valley · Rialto to Huntington Beach · Rialto to Glendale · Rialto to Santa Clarita · Rialto to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	94	91	90	87	84	85	85	85	86	87	88	89	85	80	79	78
Tue	82	99	94	93	87	85	84	84	84	86	87	89	89	85	80	78	78
Wed	81	98	94	90	88	85	85	85	85	87	91	90	90	85	80	79	78
Thu	81	99	93	91	87	86	86	85	86	90	96	94	90	86	81	79	78
Fri	79	85	86	89	88	92	99	105	106	109	110	111	105	91	84	80	78
Sat	78	78	79	83	97	103	106	105	109	103	101	100	92	86	81	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	86	91	92	91	88	88	85	84	83	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	94	91	90	87	84	85	85	85	86	87	88	89	85	80	79	78
Tue	82	99	94	93	87	85	84	84	84	86	87	89	89	85	80	78	78
Wed	81	98	94	90	88	85	85	85	85	87	91	90	90	85	80	79	78
Thu	81	99	93	91	87	86	86	85	86	90	96	94	90	86	81	79	78
Fri	79	85	86	89	88	92	99	105	106	109	110	111	105	91	84	80	78
Sat	78	78	79	83	97	103	106	105	109	103	101	100	92	86	81	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	86	91	92	91	88	88	85	84	83	82	81	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	94	91	90	87	84	85	85	85	86	87	88	89	85	80	79	78
Tue	82	99	94	93	87	85	84	84	84	86	87	89	89	85	80	78	78
Wed	81	98	94	90	88	85	85	85	85	87	91	90	90	85	80	79	78
Thu	81	99	93	91	87	86	86	85	86	90	96	94	90	86	81	79	78
Fri	79	85	86	89	88	92	99	105	106	109	110	111	105	91	84	80	78
Sat	78	78	79	83	97	103	106	105	109	103	101	100	92	86	81	80	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	81	86	91	92	91	88	88	85	84	83	82	81	78