Best Time to Drive from Upland to Oceanside

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 164 minutes via I-15 South, usually 102 at this time.

Only 65% 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 Upland 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	86	98	92	93	89	90	90	91	91	93	98	100	98	92	89	88	84
Tue	86	102	97	97	90	90	89	89	90	91	100	103	101	96	90	88	84
Wed	86	102	96	94	91	90	90	90	90	94	100	103	101	93	87	86	84
Thu	86	104	96	96	90	93	91	91	94	101	111	111	107	98	90	87	84
Fri	84	89	89	93	90	99	106	113	120	126	133	133	126	102	92	88	84
Sat	84	83	84	90	111	122	132	134	129	126	123	120	107	99	89	88	85
Sun	83	83	84	85	87	95	100	98	96	96	94	90	88	87	88	86	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Upland to Oceanside (via I-15 South) usually takes as little as 84 minutes and up to 135 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 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (135 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (18 to 41 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Upland 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 Upland to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 84 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 135 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-15 South in Inland Empire (37 miles) · I-15 South in Orange County (20 miles) · I-10 East in Inland Empire (8 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

More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	98	92	93	89	90	90	91	91	93	98	100	98	92	89	88	84
Tue	86	102	97	97	90	90	89	89	90	91	100	103	101	96	90	88	84
Wed	86	102	96	94	91	90	90	90	90	94	100	103	101	93	87	86	84
Thu	86	104	96	96	90	93	91	91	94	101	111	111	107	98	90	87	84
Fri	84	89	89	93	90	99	106	113	120	126	133	133	126	102	92	88	84
Sat	84	83	84	90	111	122	132	134	129	126	123	120	107	99	89	88	85
Sun	83	83	84	85	87	95	100	98	96	96	94	90	88	87	88	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	98	92	93	89	90	90	91	91	93	98	100	98	92	89	88	84
Tue	86	102	97	97	90	90	89	89	90	91	100	103	101	96	90	88	84
Wed	86	102	96	94	91	90	90	90	90	94	100	103	101	93	87	86	84
Thu	86	104	96	96	90	93	91	91	94	101	111	111	107	98	90	87	84
Fri	84	89	89	93	90	99	106	113	120	126	133	133	126	102	92	88	84
Sat	84	83	84	90	111	122	132	134	129	126	123	120	107	99	89	88	85
Sun	83	83	84	85	87	95	100	98	96	96	94	90	88	87	88	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	98	92	93	89	90	90	91	91	93	98	100	98	92	89	88	84
Tue	86	102	97	97	90	90	89	89	90	91	100	103	101	96	90	88	84
Wed	86	102	96	94	91	90	90	90	90	94	100	103	101	93	87	86	84
Thu	86	104	96	96	90	93	91	91	94	101	111	111	107	98	90	87	84
Fri	84	89	89	93	90	99	106	113	120	126	133	133	126	102	92	88	84
Sat	84	83	84	90	111	122	132	134	129	126	123	120	107	99	89	88	85
Sun	83	83	84	85	87	95	100	98	96	96	94	90	88	87	88	86	83