Best Time to Drive from Carson to Oxnard

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 93 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 96 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Carson to Oxnard 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	66	78	95	95	92	88	85	81	83	89	106	108	105	89	72	69	67
Tue	66	85	139	138	117	106	98	86	87	93	110	125	113	96	77	70	67
Wed	66	87	140	146	123	104	95	88	90	95	114	123	116	102	80	72	68
Thu	68	90	135	133	109	104	97	88	89	93	108	120	113	95	79	71	67
Fri	66	90	131	119	95	93	101	97	96	104	109	109	97	83	73	70	67
Sat	68	67	69	72	78	92	95	92	94	96	91	90	85	77	80	73	68
Sun	67	67	68	68	70	75	82	91	97	98	93	85	81	78	75	74	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Carson to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 151 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Carson to central Oxnard 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 Carson to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 151 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Carson to Oxnard?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 66 to 151 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Carson to Oxnard?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 151 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (1.8 miles)

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More drives

Oxnard to Carson (return trip) · Carson to Los Angeles · Carson to Long Beach · Carson to Anaheim · Carson to Riverside · Carson to Santa Ana · Carson to Irvine · Carson to Buena Park · Carson to San Bernardino · Carson to Fontana · Carson to Moreno Valley · Carson to Huntington Beach

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	78	95	95	92	88	85	81	83	89	106	108	105	89	72	69	67
Tue	66	85	139	138	117	106	98	86	87	93	110	125	113	96	77	70	67
Wed	66	87	140	146	123	104	95	88	90	95	114	123	116	102	80	72	68
Thu	68	90	135	133	109	104	97	88	89	93	108	120	113	95	79	71	67
Fri	66	90	131	119	95	93	101	97	96	104	109	109	97	83	73	70	67
Sat	68	67	69	72	78	92	95	92	94	96	91	90	85	77	80	73	68
Sun	67	67	68	68	70	75	82	91	97	98	93	85	81	78	75	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	78	95	95	92	88	85	81	83	89	106	108	105	89	72	69	67
Tue	66	85	139	138	117	106	98	86	87	93	110	125	113	96	77	70	67
Wed	66	87	140	146	123	104	95	88	90	95	114	123	116	102	80	72	68
Thu	68	90	135	133	109	104	97	88	89	93	108	120	113	95	79	71	67
Fri	66	90	131	119	95	93	101	97	96	104	109	109	97	83	73	70	67
Sat	68	67	69	72	78	92	95	92	94	96	91	90	85	77	80	73	68
Sun	67	67	68	68	70	75	82	91	97	98	93	85	81	78	75	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	78	95	95	92	88	85	81	83	89	106	108	105	89	72	69	67
Tue	66	85	139	138	117	106	98	86	87	93	110	125	113	96	77	70	67
Wed	66	87	140	146	123	104	95	88	90	95	114	123	116	102	80	72	68
Thu	68	90	135	133	109	104	97	88	89	93	108	120	113	95	79	71	67
Fri	66	90	131	119	95	93	101	97	96	104	109	109	97	83	73	70	67
Sat	68	67	69	72	78	92	95	92	94	96	91	90	85	77	80	73	68
Sun	67	67	68	68	70	75	82	91	97	98	93	85	81	78	75	74	68