Best Time to Drive from Upland to Oceanside

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 103 minutes via I-15 South, usually 93 at this time.

Only 31% 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	99	94	93	90	89	89	90	90	92	97	101	99	93	89	87	84
Tue	86	102	97	97	90	89	89	89	89	91	98	103	102	96	90	87	84
Wed	86	102	97	94	90	90	90	89	89	92	100	103	102	94	88	86	84
Thu	86	102	95	95	90	91	90	91	93	99	108	108	106	97	89	86	84
Fri	85	89	89	92	90	96	104	112	119	126	133	128	120	104	94	88	84
Sat	83	84	84	88	103	117	121	120	121	114	113	112	102	95	91	88	85
Sun	83	83	83	84	86	91	97	96	95	94	93	90	89	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 133 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (123 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 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 84 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 84 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Upland to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 133 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	99	94	93	90	89	89	90	90	92	97	101	99	93	89	87	84
Tue	86	102	97	97	90	89	89	89	89	91	98	103	102	96	90	87	84
Wed	86	102	97	94	90	90	90	89	89	92	100	103	102	94	88	86	84
Thu	86	102	95	95	90	91	90	91	93	99	108	108	106	97	89	86	84
Fri	85	89	89	92	90	96	104	112	119	126	133	128	120	104	94	88	84
Sat	83	84	84	88	103	117	121	120	121	114	113	112	102	95	91	88	85
Sun	83	83	83	84	86	91	97	96	95	94	93	90	89	87	88	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	99	94	93	90	89	89	90	90	92	97	101	99	93	89	87	84
Tue	86	102	97	97	90	89	89	89	89	91	98	103	102	96	90	87	84
Wed	86	102	97	94	90	90	90	89	89	92	100	103	102	94	88	86	84
Thu	86	102	95	95	90	91	90	91	93	99	108	108	106	97	89	86	84
Fri	85	89	89	92	90	96	104	112	119	126	133	128	120	104	94	88	84
Sat	83	84	84	88	103	117	121	120	121	114	113	112	102	95	91	88	85
Sun	83	83	83	84	86	91	97	96	95	94	93	90	89	87	88	86	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	99	94	93	90	89	89	90	90	92	97	101	99	93	89	87	84
Tue	86	102	97	97	90	89	89	89	89	91	98	103	102	96	90	87	84
Wed	86	102	97	94	90	90	90	89	89	92	100	103	102	94	88	86	84
Thu	86	102	95	95	90	91	90	91	93	99	108	108	106	97	89	86	84
Fri	85	89	89	92	90	96	104	112	119	126	133	128	120	104	94	88	84
Sat	83	84	84	88	103	117	121	120	121	114	113	112	102	95	91	88	85
Sun	83	83	83	84	86	91	97	96	95	94	93	90	89	87	88	86	83