Best Time to Drive from San Pedro to Oceanside

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via I-5 South and I-405 South and SR-73 South, usually 74 at this time.

Only 43% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from San Pedro to Oceanside (via I-5 South and I-405 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 99 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 5:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10 am on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 79 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Pedro 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 Pedro to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 5:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 99 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 71 to 99 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Pedro to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 99 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (16 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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