Best Time to Drive from Rialto to Oceanside

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 89 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 83 at this time.

Only 55% 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	97	97	99	94	89	91	92	93	95	95	93	93	85	80	80	79
Tue	81	104	102	101	96	91	90	91	91	94	95	96	93	87	81	79	78
Wed	81	102	101	99	98	92	91	90	92	94	100	96	95	87	81	80	78
Thu	82	104	101	100	97	93	91	91	93	99	106	100	96	88	82	81	79
Fri	79	87	93	97	98	100	114	117	119	118	121	119	116	96	85	80	79
Sat	78	79	79	86	108	118	127	128	130	124	117	112	104	93	82	80	78
Sun	78	78	79	80	83	92	98	99	98	96	92	87	85	84	83	83	79

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 121 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 97 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (132 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 58 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 121 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 78 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 97 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rialto to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 121 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	97	97	99	94	89	91	92	93	95	95	93	93	85	80	80	79
Tue	81	104	102	101	96	91	90	91	91	94	95	96	93	87	81	79	78
Wed	81	102	101	99	98	92	91	90	92	94	100	96	95	87	81	80	78
Thu	82	104	101	100	97	93	91	91	93	99	106	100	96	88	82	81	79
Fri	79	87	93	97	98	100	114	117	119	118	121	119	116	96	85	80	79
Sat	78	79	79	86	108	118	127	128	130	124	117	112	104	93	82	80	78
Sun	78	78	79	80	83	92	98	99	98	96	92	87	85	84	83	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	97	97	99	94	89	91	92	93	95	95	93	93	85	80	80	79
Tue	81	104	102	101	96	91	90	91	91	94	95	96	93	87	81	79	78
Wed	81	102	101	99	98	92	91	90	92	94	100	96	95	87	81	80	78
Thu	82	104	101	100	97	93	91	91	93	99	106	100	96	88	82	81	79
Fri	79	87	93	97	98	100	114	117	119	118	121	119	116	96	85	80	79
Sat	78	79	79	86	108	118	127	128	130	124	117	112	104	93	82	80	78
Sun	78	78	79	80	83	92	98	99	98	96	92	87	85	84	83	83	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	97	97	99	94	89	91	92	93	95	95	93	93	85	80	80	79
Tue	81	104	102	101	96	91	90	91	91	94	95	96	93	87	81	79	78
Wed	81	102	101	99	98	92	91	90	92	94	100	96	95	87	81	80	78
Thu	82	104	101	100	97	93	91	91	93	99	106	100	96	88	82	81	79
Fri	79	87	93	97	98	100	114	117	119	118	121	119	116	96	85	80	79
Sat	78	79	79	86	108	118	127	128	130	124	117	112	104	93	82	80	78
Sun	78	78	79	80	83	92	98	99	98	96	92	87	85	84	83	83	79