Best Time to Drive from Westminster to Oceanside

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 55 minutes via I-5 South and SR-73 South, usually 52 at this time.

Only 57% 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 Westminster 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	52	52	53	62	58	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52
Tue	52	53	54	63	63	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	52
Wed	52	53	54	60	62	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	52	52	52
Thu	52	53	54	61	62	56	55	55	55	54	55	55	54	54	52	53	51
Fri	52	53	53	58	56	55	59	65	69	76	77	76	66	55	53	53	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	64	67	72	72	72	69	69	72	61	56	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	53	52

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Westminster to Oceanside (via I-5 South and SR-73 South) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 5 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (73 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Westminster 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 Westminster to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 5 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 51 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Westminster to Oceanside?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (19 miles) · SR-73 South in Orange County (17 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (8 miles)

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	62	58	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52
Tue	52	53	54	63	63	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	52
Wed	52	53	54	60	62	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	52	52	52
Thu	52	53	54	61	62	56	55	55	55	54	55	55	54	54	52	53	51
Fri	52	53	53	58	56	55	59	65	69	76	77	76	66	55	53	53	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	64	67	72	72	72	69	69	72	61	56	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	62	58	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52
Tue	52	53	54	63	63	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	52
Wed	52	53	54	60	62	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	52	52	52
Thu	52	53	54	61	62	56	55	55	55	54	55	55	54	54	52	53	51
Fri	52	53	53	58	56	55	59	65	69	76	77	76	66	55	53	53	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	64	67	72	72	72	69	69	72	61	56	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	52	53	62	58	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52
Tue	52	53	54	63	63	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	52
Wed	52	53	54	60	62	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	52	52	52
Thu	52	53	54	61	62	56	55	55	55	54	55	55	54	54	52	53	51
Fri	52	53	53	58	56	55	59	65	69	76	77	76	66	55	53	53	52
Sat	52	52	52	53	64	67	72	72	72	69	69	72	61	56	53	53	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	53	52