Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Oxnard

Right now (6:17 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via US-101 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 14% 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 El Monte 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	71	80	93	101	101	96	93	92	91	92	94	106	113	92	79	74	72
Tue	71	82	97	103	103	100	96	93	86	91	98	121	123	101	82	75	72
Wed	71	80	92	98	101	99	93	92	91	93	101	122	125	104	86	77	72
Thu	71	80	92	101	103	98	96	93	92	95	102	113	121	100	85	81	73
Fri	71	79	87	95	98	94	98	97	95	94	98	98	96	89	86	83	73
Sat	72	72	73	76	86	103	112	99	98	98	93	95	91	89	92	85	74
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	80	90	92	95	93	93	98	89	87	85	82	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from El Monte to Oxnard (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 128 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 93 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (16 to 23 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 El Monte to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from El Monte to Oxnard?

The 75-mile drive usually takes 71 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 93 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (12 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (8 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

Oxnard to El Monte (return trip) · El Monte to Los Angeles · El Monte to Santa Monica · El Monte to Pasadena · El Monte to Long Beach · El Monte to West Covina · El Monte to Burbank · El Monte to Glendale · El Monte to Santa Clarita · El Monte to Van Nuys · El Monte to Torrance · El Monte to LAX

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	80	93	101	101	96	93	92	91	92	94	106	113	92	79	74	72
Tue	71	82	97	103	103	100	96	93	86	91	98	121	123	101	82	75	72
Wed	71	80	92	98	101	99	93	92	91	93	101	122	125	104	86	77	72
Thu	71	80	92	101	103	98	96	93	92	95	102	113	121	100	85	81	73
Fri	71	79	87	95	98	94	98	97	95	94	98	98	96	89	86	83	73
Sat	72	72	73	76	86	103	112	99	98	98	93	95	91	89	92	85	74
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	80	90	92	95	93	93	98	89	87	85	82	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	80	93	101	101	96	93	92	91	92	94	106	113	92	79	74	72
Tue	71	82	97	103	103	100	96	93	86	91	98	121	123	101	82	75	72
Wed	71	80	92	98	101	99	93	92	91	93	101	122	125	104	86	77	72
Thu	71	80	92	101	103	98	96	93	92	95	102	113	121	100	85	81	73
Fri	71	79	87	95	98	94	98	97	95	94	98	98	96	89	86	83	73
Sat	72	72	73	76	86	103	112	99	98	98	93	95	91	89	92	85	74
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	80	90	92	95	93	93	98	89	87	85	82	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	80	93	101	101	96	93	92	91	92	94	106	113	92	79	74	72
Tue	71	82	97	103	103	100	96	93	86	91	98	121	123	101	82	75	72
Wed	71	80	92	98	101	99	93	92	91	93	101	122	125	104	86	77	72
Thu	71	80	92	101	103	98	96	93	92	95	102	113	121	100	85	81	73
Fri	71	79	87	95	98	94	98	97	95	94	98	98	96	89	86	83	73
Sat	72	72	73	76	86	103	112	99	98	98	93	95	91	89	92	85	74
Sun	72	72	72	72	74	80	90	92	95	93	93	98	89	87	85	82	74