Best Time to Drive from Stanton to Oceanside

Right now (6:34 pm PDT): about 66 minutes via I-5 South, usually 59 at this time.

Only 59% 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 Stanton 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	55	59	65	70	67	60	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	61	57	57	56
Tue	56	60	68	74	69	63	60	60	60	61	62	63	67	63	57	57	56
Wed	55	59	66	75	70	64	61	60	60	60	62	63	67	64	58	57	56
Thu	55	60	65	70	69	63	61	61	60	61	63	63	66	62	58	57	56
Fri	56	59	65	68	66	63	65	69	71	73	76	77	71	61	59	58	56
Sat	56	56	57	60	67	73	75	74	75	72	71	69	63	60	58	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	60	64	64	63	63	62	61	59	58	58	59	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Stanton to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 55 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 62 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Stanton 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 Stanton to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 55 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 55 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 62 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Stanton to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (39 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (13 miles) · SR-22 East in Orange County (7 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · San Diego traffic right now · San Diego traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oceanside to Stanton (return trip) · Stanton to Los Angeles · Stanton to Long Beach · Stanton to Riverside · Stanton to Santa Ana · Stanton to Irvine · Stanton to San Bernardino · Stanton to Fontana · Stanton to Moreno Valley · Stanton to Glendale · Stanton to Santa Clarita · Stanton to Rancho Cucamonga

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	65	70	67	60	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	61	57	57	56
Tue	56	60	68	74	69	63	60	60	60	61	62	63	67	63	57	57	56
Wed	55	59	66	75	70	64	61	60	60	60	62	63	67	64	58	57	56
Thu	55	60	65	70	69	63	61	61	60	61	63	63	66	62	58	57	56
Fri	56	59	65	68	66	63	65	69	71	73	76	77	71	61	59	58	56
Sat	56	56	57	60	67	73	75	74	75	72	71	69	63	60	58	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	60	64	64	63	63	62	61	59	58	58	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	65	70	67	60	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	61	57	57	56
Tue	56	60	68	74	69	63	60	60	60	61	62	63	67	63	57	57	56
Wed	55	59	66	75	70	64	61	60	60	60	62	63	67	64	58	57	56
Thu	55	60	65	70	69	63	61	61	60	61	63	63	66	62	58	57	56
Fri	56	59	65	68	66	63	65	69	71	73	76	77	71	61	59	58	56
Sat	56	56	57	60	67	73	75	74	75	72	71	69	63	60	58	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	60	64	64	63	63	62	61	59	58	58	59	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	55	59	65	70	67	60	59	59	59	60	61	62	64	61	57	57	56
Tue	56	60	68	74	69	63	60	60	60	61	62	63	67	63	57	57	56
Wed	55	59	66	75	70	64	61	60	60	60	62	63	67	64	58	57	56
Thu	55	60	65	70	69	63	61	61	60	61	63	63	66	62	58	57	56
Fri	56	59	65	68	66	63	65	69	71	73	76	77	71	61	59	58	56
Sat	56	56	57	60	67	73	75	74	75	72	71	69	63	60	58	58	56
Sun	56	56	56	56	58	60	64	64	63	63	62	61	59	58	58	59	56