Best Time to Drive from Gardena to Oxnard

Right now (5:50 pm PST): about 95 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 82 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Gardena 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	63	74	84	86	84	82	80	77	78	85	102	107	102	88	70	66	64
Tue	64	79	114	118	105	96	90	83	83	90	107	121	110	94	74	67	64
Wed	64	80	112	124	109	95	88	84	86	92	111	122	117	101	78	68	65
Thu	64	85	110	116	98	93	89	83	83	89	105	118	113	94	77	68	64
Fri	63	85	111	107	88	88	89	91	92	100	107	108	96	82	70	67	64
Sat	65	64	65	68	75	89	91	88	88	89	85	86	82	74	76	70	66
Sun	64	64	65	65	67	72	79	86	88	90	86	81	76	75	72	70	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Gardena to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Gardena 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 Gardena to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 63 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Gardena to Oxnard?

Leaving around 8 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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More drives

Oxnard to Gardena (return trip) · Gardena to Los Angeles · Gardena to Long Beach · Gardena to Riverside · Gardena to Santa Ana · Gardena to San Bernardino · Gardena to Fontana · Gardena to Moreno Valley · Gardena to Huntington Beach · Gardena to Glendale · Gardena to Santa Clarita · Gardena to Garden Grove

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	74	84	86	84	82	80	77	78	85	102	107	102	88	70	66	64
Tue	64	79	114	118	105	96	90	83	83	90	107	121	110	94	74	67	64
Wed	64	80	112	124	109	95	88	84	86	92	111	122	117	101	78	68	65
Thu	64	85	110	116	98	93	89	83	83	89	105	118	113	94	77	68	64
Fri	63	85	111	107	88	88	89	91	92	100	107	108	96	82	70	67	64
Sat	65	64	65	68	75	89	91	88	88	89	85	86	82	74	76	70	66
Sun	64	64	65	65	67	72	79	86	88	90	86	81	76	75	72	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	74	84	86	84	82	80	77	78	85	102	107	102	88	70	66	64
Tue	64	79	114	118	105	96	90	83	83	90	107	121	110	94	74	67	64
Wed	64	80	112	124	109	95	88	84	86	92	111	122	117	101	78	68	65
Thu	64	85	110	116	98	93	89	83	83	89	105	118	113	94	77	68	64
Fri	63	85	111	107	88	88	89	91	92	100	107	108	96	82	70	67	64
Sat	65	64	65	68	75	89	91	88	88	89	85	86	82	74	76	70	66
Sun	64	64	65	65	67	72	79	86	88	90	86	81	76	75	72	70	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	74	84	86	84	82	80	77	78	85	102	107	102	88	70	66	64
Tue	64	79	114	118	105	96	90	83	83	90	107	121	110	94	74	67	64
Wed	64	80	112	124	109	95	88	84	86	92	111	122	117	101	78	68	65
Thu	64	85	110	116	98	93	89	83	83	89	105	118	113	94	77	68	64
Fri	63	85	111	107	88	88	89	91	92	100	107	108	96	82	70	67	64
Sat	65	64	65	68	75	89	91	88	88	89	85	86	82	74	76	70	66
Sun	64	64	65	65	67	72	79	86	88	90	86	81	76	75	72	70	65