Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Oxnard

Right now (5:47 pm PDT): about 94 minutes via US-101 North, usually 94 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 East Los Angeles 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	61	70	84	88	89	87	86	83	84	85	87	95	105	85	71	65	62
Tue	61	70	85	87	89	92	88	85	77	82	89	112	115	94	75	66	62
Wed	61	70	83	84	86	91	86	82	83	84	90	115	118	99	80	69	63
Thu	61	69	83	87	87	90	88	84	84	87	91	105	114	94	79	73	63
Fri	61	70	78	83	89	87	90	88	87	86	87	91	89	81	78	75	64
Sat	62	62	63	66	77	94	100	89	88	88	84	86	81	78	84	78	64
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	70	79	83	86	85	86	91	82	79	77	75	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Oxnard (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 61 minutes and up to 121 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 85 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 61 minutes then, versus up to 121 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Los Angeles to Oxnard?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 61 to 121 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 85 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 121 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (45 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (12 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	70	84	88	89	87	86	83	84	85	87	95	105	85	71	65	62
Tue	61	70	85	87	89	92	88	85	77	82	89	112	115	94	75	66	62
Wed	61	70	83	84	86	91	86	82	83	84	90	115	118	99	80	69	63
Thu	61	69	83	87	87	90	88	84	84	87	91	105	114	94	79	73	63
Fri	61	70	78	83	89	87	90	88	87	86	87	91	89	81	78	75	64
Sat	62	62	63	66	77	94	100	89	88	88	84	86	81	78	84	78	64
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	70	79	83	86	85	86	91	82	79	77	75	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	70	84	88	89	87	86	83	84	85	87	95	105	85	71	65	62
Tue	61	70	85	87	89	92	88	85	77	82	89	112	115	94	75	66	62
Wed	61	70	83	84	86	91	86	82	83	84	90	115	118	99	80	69	63
Thu	61	69	83	87	87	90	88	84	84	87	91	105	114	94	79	73	63
Fri	61	70	78	83	89	87	90	88	87	86	87	91	89	81	78	75	64
Sat	62	62	63	66	77	94	100	89	88	88	84	86	81	78	84	78	64
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	70	79	83	86	85	86	91	82	79	77	75	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	70	84	88	89	87	86	83	84	85	87	95	105	85	71	65	62
Tue	61	70	85	87	89	92	88	85	77	82	89	112	115	94	75	66	62
Wed	61	70	83	84	86	91	86	82	83	84	90	115	118	99	80	69	63
Thu	61	69	83	87	87	90	88	84	84	87	91	105	114	94	79	73	63
Fri	61	70	78	83	89	87	90	88	87	86	87	91	89	81	78	75	64
Sat	62	62	63	66	77	94	100	89	88	88	84	86	81	78	84	78	64
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	70	79	83	86	85	86	91	82	79	77	75	65