Best Time to Drive from San Dimas to Oceanside

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 80 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 56% 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 San Dimas 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	68	81	93	97	86	78	76	77	77	77	77	79	83	75	72	71	70
Tue	69	82	98	100	90	80	80	78	77	77	79	82	85	78	72	72	70
Wed	69	82	96	98	91	82	79	79	76	77	80	82	87	80	73	72	70
Thu	69	81	94	94	88	81	81	79	79	78	81	82	85	80	73	71	70
Fri	69	80	87	87	83	83	85	87	89	94	96	92	87	80	75	73	70
Sat	70	71	72	74	83	90	93	92	96	91	89	88	81	77	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	69	71	72	75	80	81	80	79	80	76	74	73	73	73	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from San Dimas to Oceanside (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 102 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (96 minutes).

About 77 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Dimas 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 San Dimas to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 102 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Dimas to Oceanside?

The 80-mile drive usually takes 68 to 102 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Dimas to Oceanside?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 102 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (40 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (13 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (11 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oceanside to San Dimas (return trip) · San Dimas to Los Angeles · San Dimas to Long Beach · San Dimas to Anaheim · San Dimas to Riverside · San Dimas to Santa Ana · San Dimas to Irvine · San Dimas to San Bernardino · San Dimas to Fontana · San Dimas to Moreno Valley · San Dimas to Huntington Beach · San Dimas to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	81	93	97	86	78	76	77	77	77	77	79	83	75	72	71	70
Tue	69	82	98	100	90	80	80	78	77	77	79	82	85	78	72	72	70
Wed	69	82	96	98	91	82	79	79	76	77	80	82	87	80	73	72	70
Thu	69	81	94	94	88	81	81	79	79	78	81	82	85	80	73	71	70
Fri	69	80	87	87	83	83	85	87	89	94	96	92	87	80	75	73	70
Sat	70	71	72	74	83	90	93	92	96	91	89	88	81	77	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	69	71	72	75	80	81	80	79	80	76	74	73	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	81	93	97	86	78	76	77	77	77	77	79	83	75	72	71	70
Tue	69	82	98	100	90	80	80	78	77	77	79	82	85	78	72	72	70
Wed	69	82	96	98	91	82	79	79	76	77	80	82	87	80	73	72	70
Thu	69	81	94	94	88	81	81	79	79	78	81	82	85	80	73	71	70
Fri	69	80	87	87	83	83	85	87	89	94	96	92	87	80	75	73	70
Sat	70	71	72	74	83	90	93	92	96	91	89	88	81	77	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	69	71	72	75	80	81	80	79	80	76	74	73	73	73	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	68	81	93	97	86	78	76	77	77	77	77	79	83	75	72	71	70
Tue	69	82	98	100	90	80	80	78	77	77	79	82	85	78	72	72	70
Wed	69	82	96	98	91	82	79	79	76	77	80	82	87	80	73	72	70
Thu	69	81	94	94	88	81	81	79	79	78	81	82	85	80	73	71	70
Fri	69	80	87	87	83	83	85	87	89	94	96	92	87	80	75	73	70
Sat	70	71	72	74	83	90	93	92	96	91	89	88	81	77	73	72	70
Sun	70	70	69	71	72	75	80	81	80	79	80	76	74	73	73	73	70