Best Time to Drive from LAX to Oxnard

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 88 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 85 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 LAX 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	65	74	74	77	77	78	79	78	79	89	108	114	108	92	72	67	66
Tue	66	79	84	86	86	87	85	85	86	97	117	136	116	96	77	68	66
Wed	66	79	83	86	86	86	87	86	90	101	123	136	127	104	81	70	66
Thu	66	83	84	87	84	83	86	85	85	95	115	133	121	98	80	70	66
Fri	66	86	86	89	86	87	89	90	96	110	118	117	102	85	72	68	66
Sat	65	66	67	70	80	98	97	92	88	89	85	92	83	78	79	74	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	77	83	88	85	85	83	80	77	77	74	71	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from LAX to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 136 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (99 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (24 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 136 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 65 to 136 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LAX to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 136 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	74	74	77	77	78	79	78	79	89	108	114	108	92	72	67	66
Tue	66	79	84	86	86	87	85	85	86	97	117	136	116	96	77	68	66
Wed	66	79	83	86	86	86	87	86	90	101	123	136	127	104	81	70	66
Thu	66	83	84	87	84	83	86	85	85	95	115	133	121	98	80	70	66
Fri	66	86	86	89	86	87	89	90	96	110	118	117	102	85	72	68	66
Sat	65	66	67	70	80	98	97	92	88	89	85	92	83	78	79	74	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	77	83	88	85	85	83	80	77	77	74	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	74	74	77	77	78	79	78	79	89	108	114	108	92	72	67	66
Tue	66	79	84	86	86	87	85	85	86	97	117	136	116	96	77	68	66
Wed	66	79	83	86	86	86	87	86	90	101	123	136	127	104	81	70	66
Thu	66	83	84	87	84	83	86	85	85	95	115	133	121	98	80	70	66
Fri	66	86	86	89	86	87	89	90	96	110	118	117	102	85	72	68	66
Sat	65	66	67	70	80	98	97	92	88	89	85	92	83	78	79	74	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	77	83	88	85	85	83	80	77	77	74	71	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	74	74	77	77	78	79	78	79	89	108	114	108	92	72	67	66
Tue	66	79	84	86	86	87	85	85	86	97	117	136	116	96	77	68	66
Wed	66	79	83	86	86	86	87	86	90	101	123	136	127	104	81	70	66
Thu	66	83	84	87	84	83	86	85	85	95	115	133	121	98	80	70	66
Fri	66	86	86	89	86	87	89	90	96	110	118	117	102	85	72	68	66
Sat	65	66	67	70	80	98	97	92	88	89	85	92	83	78	79	74	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	68	77	83	88	85	85	83	80	77	77	74	71	66