Best Time to Drive from Encino to Oxnard

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 49 minutes via US-101 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Encino 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	39	41	42	41	41	42	43	45	43	42	43	43	44	40	40	40	39
Tue	40	43	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	43	44	45	41	40	40	39
Wed	39	42	42	40	41	42	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	42	40	40	40
Thu	40	42	41	41	42	43	44	44	45	44	45	47	44	41	41	41	40
Fri	40	42	42	41	42	43	45	47	46	45	45	43	42	41	40	40	40
Sat	40	41	43	41	42	45	55	49	45	43	43	41	42	40	40	41	40
Sun	40	40	41	40	40	42	44	45	45	43	42	41	41	41	40	40	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Encino to Oxnard (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 39 minutes and up to 47 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 44 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (55 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Encino 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 Encino to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 39 minutes then, versus up to 47 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 44-mile drive usually takes 39 to 47 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 44 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Encino to Oxnard?

Leaving around 12:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 47 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (39 miles)

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More drives

Oxnard to Encino (return trip) · Encino to Los Angeles · Encino to Riverside · Encino to Santa Ana · Encino to Irvine · Encino to San Bernardino · Encino to Fontana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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