Best Time to Drive from West Covina to Oceanside

Right now (6:18 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via I-5 South and SR-57 South, usually 79 at this time.

Only 20% 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 84-mile drive from West Covina to Oceanside (via I-5 South and SR-57 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (104 minutes).

About 82 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.9 miles surface streets (2 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Covina 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 West Covina to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Covina to Oceanside?

The 84-mile drive usually takes 72 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Covina to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (41 miles) · SR-57 South in Orange County (12 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-57 South in Los Angeles (7 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (1.4 miles)

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