Best Time to Drive from Lancaster to Oxnard

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 115 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-118 West, usually 111 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 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	152	165	144	126	117	116	114	114	113	113	112	111	111	111	110	109	109
Tue	224	191	162	134	117	117	115	115	114	113	113	114	114	115	116	114	111
Wed	165	136	120	121	114	115	115	113	113	112	112	112	110	111	111	109	109
Thu	209	175	148	115	114	113	113	114	112	112	110	110	111	110	112	111	110
Fri	128	126	117	120	117	117	114	113	112	113	113	112	112	111	112	111	108
Sat	112	114	113	113	113	113	117	118	113	113	113	113	112	110	111	110	109
Sun	110	110	110	110	112	112	114	114	114	114	115	115	117	117	117	112	110

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 108 minutes and up to 224 minutes, when leaving around 5 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 113 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (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 83 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 8:30 am. The drive usually takes about 108 minutes then, versus up to 224 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 97-mile drive usually takes 108 to 224 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 113 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lancaster to Oxnard?

Leaving around 5 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 224 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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More drives

Oxnard to Lancaster (return trip) · Lancaster to Los Angeles · Lancaster to Long Beach · Lancaster to Anaheim · Lancaster to Riverside · Lancaster to Santa Ana · Lancaster to Glendale · Lancaster to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	152	165	144	126	117	116	114	114	113	113	112	111	111	111	110	109	109
Tue	224	191	162	134	117	117	115	115	114	113	113	114	114	115	116	114	111
Wed	165	136	120	121	114	115	115	113	113	112	112	112	110	111	111	109	109
Thu	209	175	148	115	114	113	113	114	112	112	110	110	111	110	112	111	110
Fri	128	126	117	120	117	117	114	113	112	113	113	112	112	111	112	111	108
Sat	112	114	113	113	113	113	117	118	113	113	113	113	112	110	111	110	109
Sun	110	110	110	110	112	112	114	114	114	114	115	115	117	117	117	112	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	152	165	144	126	117	116	114	114	113	113	112	111	111	111	110	109	109
Tue	224	191	162	134	117	117	115	115	114	113	113	114	114	115	116	114	111
Wed	165	136	120	121	114	115	115	113	113	112	112	112	110	111	111	109	109
Thu	209	175	148	115	114	113	113	114	112	112	110	110	111	110	112	111	110
Fri	128	126	117	120	117	117	114	113	112	113	113	112	112	111	112	111	108
Sat	112	114	113	113	113	113	117	118	113	113	113	113	112	110	111	110	109
Sun	110	110	110	110	112	112	114	114	114	114	115	115	117	117	117	112	110

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	152	165	144	126	117	116	114	114	113	113	112	111	111	111	110	109	109
Tue	224	191	162	134	117	117	115	115	114	113	113	114	114	115	116	114	111
Wed	165	136	120	121	114	115	115	113	113	112	112	112	110	111	111	109	109
Thu	209	175	148	115	114	113	113	114	112	112	110	110	111	110	112	111	110
Fri	128	126	117	120	117	117	114	113	112	113	113	112	112	111	112	111	108
Sat	112	114	113	113	113	113	117	118	113	113	113	113	112	110	111	110	109
Sun	110	110	110	110	112	112	114	114	114	114	115	115	117	117	117	112	110