Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Oceanside

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 75 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 Riverside 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	74	87	83	89	85	80	80	80	82	84	85	84	83	77	73	73	72
Tue	72	92	91	94	87	81	78	79	81	79	82	90	90	82	74	72	71
Wed	72	89	90	94	90	81	79	79	81	83	87	88	89	80	74	72	71
Thu	73	93	89	95	89	84	80	80	81	86	94	95	90	82	75	73	71
Fri	71	77	78	88	84	88	101	107	108	109	112	113	106	84	77	72	71
Sat	71	71	72	75	92	100	114	116	118	112	105	101	91	85	74	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	73	74	79	87	88	85	83	80	81	78	75	75	75	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Riverside to Oceanside (via I-215 South and I-15 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 113 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 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (120 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (28 to 63 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Riverside 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 Riverside to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 71 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Riverside to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-215 South in Inland Empire (29 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)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	87	83	89	85	80	80	80	82	84	85	84	83	77	73	73	72
Tue	72	92	91	94	87	81	78	79	81	79	82	90	90	82	74	72	71
Wed	72	89	90	94	90	81	79	79	81	83	87	88	89	80	74	72	71
Thu	73	93	89	95	89	84	80	80	81	86	94	95	90	82	75	73	71
Fri	71	77	78	88	84	88	101	107	108	109	112	113	106	84	77	72	71
Sat	71	71	72	75	92	100	114	116	118	112	105	101	91	85	74	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	73	74	79	87	88	85	83	80	81	78	75	75	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	87	83	89	85	80	80	80	82	84	85	84	83	77	73	73	72
Tue	72	92	91	94	87	81	78	79	81	79	82	90	90	82	74	72	71
Wed	72	89	90	94	90	81	79	79	81	83	87	88	89	80	74	72	71
Thu	73	93	89	95	89	84	80	80	81	86	94	95	90	82	75	73	71
Fri	71	77	78	88	84	88	101	107	108	109	112	113	106	84	77	72	71
Sat	71	71	72	75	92	100	114	116	118	112	105	101	91	85	74	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	73	74	79	87	88	85	83	80	81	78	75	75	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	87	83	89	85	80	80	80	82	84	85	84	83	77	73	73	72
Tue	72	92	91	94	87	81	78	79	81	79	82	90	90	82	74	72	71
Wed	72	89	90	94	90	81	79	79	81	83	87	88	89	80	74	72	71
Thu	73	93	89	95	89	84	80	80	81	86	94	95	90	82	75	73	71
Fri	71	77	78	88	84	88	101	107	108	109	112	113	106	84	77	72	71
Sat	71	71	72	75	92	100	114	116	118	112	105	101	91	85	74	72	71
Sun	71	71	72	73	74	79	87	88	85	83	80	81	78	75	75	75	71