Best Time to Drive from Downey to Oxnard

Right now (6:03 am PDT): about 81 minutes via US-101 North, usually 88 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Downey 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	74	87	105	109	110	103	102	97	98	99	100	113	119	96	83	77	75
Tue	74	88	106	113	113	111	103	99	93	98	103	128	129	104	86	78	75
Wed	74	89	103	109	113	108	99	97	96	98	109	134	131	108	91	80	75
Thu	74	85	104	110	112	106	104	99	98	102	109	120	127	105	90	85	76
Fri	75	86	97	104	105	102	106	106	105	101	106	105	101	94	91	88	77
Sat	75	75	77	79	90	111	118	106	106	104	98	100	96	93	98	90	77
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	85	96	99	102	100	101	105	95	94	92	88	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Downey to Oxnard (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 74 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (123 minutes).

About 62 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (21 to 30 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Downey (Downey Avenue) to central Oxnard (East 5th Street) 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 Downey to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 74 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 74 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Downey to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	87	105	109	110	103	102	97	98	99	100	113	119	96	83	77	75
Tue	74	88	106	113	113	111	103	99	93	98	103	128	129	104	86	78	75
Wed	74	89	103	109	113	108	99	97	96	98	109	134	131	108	91	80	75
Thu	74	85	104	110	112	106	104	99	98	102	109	120	127	105	90	85	76
Fri	75	86	97	104	105	102	106	106	105	101	106	105	101	94	91	88	77
Sat	75	75	77	79	90	111	118	106	106	104	98	100	96	93	98	90	77
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	85	96	99	102	100	101	105	95	94	92	88	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	87	105	109	110	103	102	97	98	99	100	113	119	96	83	77	75
Tue	74	88	106	113	113	111	103	99	93	98	103	128	129	104	86	78	75
Wed	74	89	103	109	113	108	99	97	96	98	109	134	131	108	91	80	75
Thu	74	85	104	110	112	106	104	99	98	102	109	120	127	105	90	85	76
Fri	75	86	97	104	105	102	106	106	105	101	106	105	101	94	91	88	77
Sat	75	75	77	79	90	111	118	106	106	104	98	100	96	93	98	90	77
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	85	96	99	102	100	101	105	95	94	92	88	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	74	87	105	109	110	103	102	97	98	99	100	113	119	96	83	77	75
Tue	74	88	106	113	113	111	103	99	93	98	103	128	129	104	86	78	75
Wed	74	89	103	109	113	108	99	97	96	98	109	134	131	108	91	80	75
Thu	74	85	104	110	112	106	104	99	98	102	109	120	127	105	90	85	76
Fri	75	86	97	104	105	102	106	106	105	101	106	105	101	94	91	88	77
Sat	75	75	77	79	90	111	118	106	106	104	98	100	96	93	98	90	77
Sun	75	75	75	75	77	85	96	99	102	100	101	105	95	94	92	88	79