Best Time to Drive from Yorba Linda to Oceanside

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 59 minutes via I-5 South, usually 60 at this time.

Only 15% 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 Yorba Linda 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	54	57	62	63	64	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	60	58	55	55	55
Tue	55	58	63	64	65	62	59	59	58	58	57	58	60	59	55	56	55
Wed	54	57	63	64	66	61	59	58	58	58	58	58	61	59	56	56	55
Thu	54	58	62	63	65	61	59	59	58	57	59	59	62	59	56	56	55
Fri	55	58	63	63	63	60	63	67	71	75	76	75	67	58	57	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	58	64	70	71	70	72	69	67	72	63	60	56	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	58	62	62	61	61	60	58	57	56	57	57	55

About this drive

On weekdays the 62-mile drive from Yorba Linda to Oceanside (via I-5 South) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (2 to 3 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda to Oceanside?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Yorba Linda to Oceanside?

The 62-mile drive usually takes 54 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Yorba Linda to Oceanside?

Leaving around 1:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 76 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Orange County (37 miles) · I-5 South in San Diego (12 miles) · SR-55 South in Orange County (7 miles) · SR-91 West in Orange County (5 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	54	57	62	63	64	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	60	58	55	55	55
Tue	55	58	63	64	65	62	59	59	58	58	57	58	60	59	55	56	55
Wed	54	57	63	64	66	61	59	58	58	58	58	58	61	59	56	56	55
Thu	54	58	62	63	65	61	59	59	58	57	59	59	62	59	56	56	55
Fri	55	58	63	63	63	60	63	67	71	75	76	75	67	58	57	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	58	64	70	71	70	72	69	67	72	63	60	56	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	58	62	62	61	61	60	58	57	56	57	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	62	63	64	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	60	58	55	55	55
Tue	55	58	63	64	65	62	59	59	58	58	57	58	60	59	55	56	55
Wed	54	57	63	64	66	61	59	58	58	58	58	58	61	59	56	56	55
Thu	54	58	62	63	65	61	59	59	58	57	59	59	62	59	56	56	55
Fri	55	58	63	63	63	60	63	67	71	75	76	75	67	58	57	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	58	64	70	71	70	72	69	67	72	63	60	56	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	58	62	62	61	61	60	58	57	56	57	57	55

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	57	62	63	64	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	60	58	55	55	55
Tue	55	58	63	64	65	62	59	59	58	58	57	58	60	59	55	56	55
Wed	54	57	63	64	66	61	59	58	58	58	58	58	61	59	56	56	55
Thu	54	58	62	63	65	61	59	59	58	57	59	59	62	59	56	56	55
Fri	55	58	63	63	63	60	63	67	71	75	76	75	67	58	57	56	55
Sat	55	55	56	58	64	70	71	70	72	69	67	72	63	60	56	56	55
Sun	55	55	55	55	57	58	62	62	61	61	60	58	57	56	57	57	55