Best Time to Drive from El Monte to Oxnard

Right now (2:05 pm PST): about 89 minutes via US-101 North, usually 127 at this time.

Only 10% 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	91	121	126	126	115	110	106	110	116	126	130	112	99	89	76	72
Tue	72	94	121	128	130	121	109	107	103	120	134	132	110	98	92	79	72
Wed	71	91	117	122	129	118	111	109	107	119	126	126	112	99	96	83	73
Thu	71	89	114	120	127	116	108	109	113	127	132	129	113	98	96	91	74
Fri	71	84	106	118	114	111	112	118	123	134	126	123	112	102	104	94	75
Sat	73	73	74	81	90	117	117	120	128	128	125	128	121	119	114	100	77
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	85	105	115	121	122	123	119	114	110	105	94	78

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 134 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (130 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 30 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 134 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 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from El Monte to Oxnard?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 134 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	91	121	126	126	115	110	106	110	116	126	130	112	99	89	76	72
Tue	72	94	121	128	130	121	109	107	103	120	134	132	110	98	92	79	72
Wed	71	91	117	122	129	118	111	109	107	119	126	126	112	99	96	83	73
Thu	71	89	114	120	127	116	108	109	113	127	132	129	113	98	96	91	74
Fri	71	84	106	118	114	111	112	118	123	134	126	123	112	102	104	94	75
Sat	73	73	74	81	90	117	117	120	128	128	125	128	121	119	114	100	77
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	85	105	115	121	122	123	119	114	110	105	94	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	91	121	126	126	115	110	106	110	116	126	130	112	99	89	76	72
Tue	72	94	121	128	130	121	109	107	103	120	134	132	110	98	92	79	72
Wed	71	91	117	122	129	118	111	109	107	119	126	126	112	99	96	83	73
Thu	71	89	114	120	127	116	108	109	113	127	132	129	113	98	96	91	74
Fri	71	84	106	118	114	111	112	118	123	134	126	123	112	102	104	94	75
Sat	73	73	74	81	90	117	117	120	128	128	125	128	121	119	114	100	77
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	85	105	115	121	122	123	119	114	110	105	94	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	91	121	126	126	115	110	106	110	116	126	130	112	99	89	76	72
Tue	72	94	121	128	130	121	109	107	103	120	134	132	110	98	92	79	72
Wed	71	91	117	122	129	118	111	109	107	119	126	126	112	99	96	83	73
Thu	71	89	114	120	127	116	108	109	113	127	132	129	113	98	96	91	74
Fri	71	84	106	118	114	111	112	118	123	134	126	123	112	102	104	94	75
Sat	73	73	74	81	90	117	117	120	128	128	125	128	121	119	114	100	77
Sun	72	72	72	73	75	85	105	115	121	122	123	119	114	110	105	94	78