Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Oxnard

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 112 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-118 West, usually 118 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Lancaster 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	156	166	143	125	118	119	117	117	115	114	113	112	112	112	112	110	111
Tue	192	181	161	139	123	120	116	116	116	114	114	114	116	115	116	113	111
Wed	173	153	145	126	117	117	117	116	116	116	113	114	116	116	115	110	110
Thu	193	164	143	120	121	119	114	116	113	113	112	111	113	112	112	112	110
Fri	133	127	117	118	117	117	115	113	112	112	113	112	112	112	112	111	109
Sat	111	115	113	114	112	113	116	117	112	112	112	113	112	111	111	110	109
Sun	110	111	111	112	112	113	114	115	115	115	116	116	118	118	118	112	109

About this drive

On weekdays the 97-mile drive from Lancaster to Oxnard (via SR-14 South and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 109 minutes and up to 193 minutes, when leaving around 5 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (118 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 36 miles surface streets (48 to 81 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lancaster 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 Lancaster to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 109 minutes then, versus up to 193 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 109 to 193 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Oxnard?

Leaving around 5 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 193 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	156	166	143	125	118	119	117	117	115	114	113	112	112	112	112	110	111
Tue	192	181	161	139	123	120	116	116	116	114	114	114	116	115	116	113	111
Wed	173	153	145	126	117	117	117	116	116	116	113	114	116	116	115	110	110
Thu	193	164	143	120	121	119	114	116	113	113	112	111	113	112	112	112	110
Fri	133	127	117	118	117	117	115	113	112	112	113	112	112	112	112	111	109
Sat	111	115	113	114	112	113	116	117	112	112	112	113	112	111	111	110	109
Sun	110	111	111	112	112	113	114	115	115	115	116	116	118	118	118	112	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	156	166	143	125	118	119	117	117	115	114	113	112	112	112	112	110	111
Tue	192	181	161	139	123	120	116	116	116	114	114	114	116	115	116	113	111
Wed	173	153	145	126	117	117	117	116	116	116	113	114	116	116	115	110	110
Thu	193	164	143	120	121	119	114	116	113	113	112	111	113	112	112	112	110
Fri	133	127	117	118	117	117	115	113	112	112	113	112	112	112	112	111	109
Sat	111	115	113	114	112	113	116	117	112	112	112	113	112	111	111	110	109
Sun	110	111	111	112	112	113	114	115	115	115	116	116	118	118	118	112	109

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	156	166	143	125	118	119	117	117	115	114	113	112	112	112	112	110	111
Tue	192	181	161	139	123	120	116	116	116	114	114	114	116	115	116	113	111
Wed	173	153	145	126	117	117	117	116	116	116	113	114	116	116	115	110	110
Thu	193	164	143	120	121	119	114	116	113	113	112	111	113	112	112	112	110
Fri	133	127	117	118	117	117	115	113	112	112	113	112	112	112	112	111	109
Sat	111	115	113	114	112	113	116	117	112	112	112	113	112	111	111	110	109
Sun	110	111	111	112	112	113	114	115	115	115	116	116	118	118	118	112	109