Best Time to Drive from Riverside to Oceanside

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-215 South and I-15 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 28% 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	88	84	88	88	79	80	80	82	84	83	83	83	78	73	72	71
Tue	73	92	91	95	89	82	79	79	82	80	83	89	88	80	74	72	71
Wed	73	90	88	93	91	80	79	80	82	85	86	88	90	81	73	72	71
Thu	73	92	87	94	87	83	80	81	81	87	91	94	90	82	75	73	71
Fri	72	78	79	85	83	86	94	103	105	108	109	108	102	87	80	73	71
Sat	71	71	72	74	87	96	100	100	103	98	96	98	88	81	75	72	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	73	77	86	87	85	83	81	80	78	76	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 111 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 1 pm on Saturdays (103 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 61 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 111 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 71 to 111 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 111 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	88	84	88	88	79	80	80	82	84	83	83	83	78	73	72	71
Tue	73	92	91	95	89	82	79	79	82	80	83	89	88	80	74	72	71
Wed	73	90	88	93	91	80	79	80	82	85	86	88	90	81	73	72	71
Thu	73	92	87	94	87	83	80	81	81	87	91	94	90	82	75	73	71
Fri	72	78	79	85	83	86	94	103	105	108	109	108	102	87	80	73	71
Sat	71	71	72	74	87	96	100	100	103	98	96	98	88	81	75	72	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	73	77	86	87	85	83	81	80	78	76	75	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	88	84	88	88	79	80	80	82	84	83	83	83	78	73	72	71
Tue	73	92	91	95	89	82	79	79	82	80	83	89	88	80	74	72	71
Wed	73	90	88	93	91	80	79	80	82	85	86	88	90	81	73	72	71
Thu	73	92	87	94	87	83	80	81	81	87	91	94	90	82	75	73	71
Fri	72	78	79	85	83	86	94	103	105	108	109	108	102	87	80	73	71
Sat	71	71	72	74	87	96	100	100	103	98	96	98	88	81	75	72	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	73	77	86	87	85	83	81	80	78	76	75	75	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	88	84	88	88	79	80	80	82	84	83	83	83	78	73	72	71
Tue	73	92	91	95	89	82	79	79	82	80	83	89	88	80	74	72	71
Wed	73	90	88	93	91	80	79	80	82	85	86	88	90	81	73	72	71
Thu	73	92	87	94	87	83	80	81	81	87	91	94	90	82	75	73	71
Fri	72	78	79	85	83	86	94	103	105	108	109	108	102	87	80	73	71
Sat	71	71	72	74	87	96	100	100	103	98	96	98	88	81	75	72	71
Sun	71	71	71	72	73	77	86	87	85	83	81	80	78	76	75	75	71