Best Time to Drive from East Los Angeles to Oxnard

Right now (7:35 pm PST): about 69 minutes via US-101 North, usually 75 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	60	75	107	109	112	105	100	96	100	107	118	118	105	90	80	66	62
Tue	61	74	102	106	113	113	101	99	92	110	126	126	101	89	86	72	62
Wed	61	74	100	101	108	109	101	100	98	110	115	117	104	90	89	75	63
Thu	61	72	97	100	111	106	98	99	103	118	122	118	105	91	89	83	65
Fri	61	71	92	103	104	101	102	107	113	124	116	114	104	92	96	88	66
Sat	63	62	64	69	78	106	106	108	117	117	114	117	111	108	107	94	68
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	73	92	103	111	112	114	111	105	101	97	86	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from East Los Angeles to Oxnard (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 103 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (119 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 16 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 69-mile drive usually takes 60 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 103 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Los Angeles to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 126 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	60	75	107	109	112	105	100	96	100	107	118	118	105	90	80	66	62
Tue	61	74	102	106	113	113	101	99	92	110	126	126	101	89	86	72	62
Wed	61	74	100	101	108	109	101	100	98	110	115	117	104	90	89	75	63
Thu	61	72	97	100	111	106	98	99	103	118	122	118	105	91	89	83	65
Fri	61	71	92	103	104	101	102	107	113	124	116	114	104	92	96	88	66
Sat	63	62	64	69	78	106	106	108	117	117	114	117	111	108	107	94	68
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	73	92	103	111	112	114	111	105	101	97	86	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	75	107	109	112	105	100	96	100	107	118	118	105	90	80	66	62
Tue	61	74	102	106	113	113	101	99	92	110	126	126	101	89	86	72	62
Wed	61	74	100	101	108	109	101	100	98	110	115	117	104	90	89	75	63
Thu	61	72	97	100	111	106	98	99	103	118	122	118	105	91	89	83	65
Fri	61	71	92	103	104	101	102	107	113	124	116	114	104	92	96	88	66
Sat	63	62	64	69	78	106	106	108	117	117	114	117	111	108	107	94	68
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	73	92	103	111	112	114	111	105	101	97	86	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	75	107	109	112	105	100	96	100	107	118	118	105	90	80	66	62
Tue	61	74	102	106	113	113	101	99	92	110	126	126	101	89	86	72	62
Wed	61	74	100	101	108	109	101	100	98	110	115	117	104	90	89	75	63
Thu	61	72	97	100	111	106	98	99	103	118	122	118	105	91	89	83	65
Fri	61	71	92	103	104	101	102	107	113	124	116	114	104	92	96	88	66
Sat	63	62	64	69	78	106	106	108	117	117	114	117	111	108	107	94	68
Sun	62	62	62	62	64	73	92	103	111	112	114	111	105	101	97	86	70