Best Time to Drive from LGB to Oxnard

Right now (1:04 pm PDT): about 108 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 88 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 LGB 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	78	79	80	82	83	84	87	89	92	127	170	181	159	124	94	82	79
Tue	78	80	82	82	84	85	85	87	91	114	172	182	160	126	98	83	79
Wed	78	80	81	82	83	85	84	86	93	112	162	180	167	139	108	85	81
Thu	80	82	82	83	85	87	89	93	103	116	155	175	157	127	100	86	81
Fri	79	81	81	85	86	87	92	94	99	118	148	164	149	117	91	83	79
Sat	79	80	79	80	84	94	102	89	88	89	86	90	85	83	81	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	83	88	88	86	84	83	84	82	81	81	80	79

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from LGB to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 184 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (102 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 25 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 184 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 78 to 184 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from LGB to Oxnard?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 184 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	80	82	83	84	87	89	92	127	170	181	159	124	94	82	79
Tue	78	80	82	82	84	85	85	87	91	114	172	182	160	126	98	83	79
Wed	78	80	81	82	83	85	84	86	93	112	162	180	167	139	108	85	81
Thu	80	82	82	83	85	87	89	93	103	116	155	175	157	127	100	86	81
Fri	79	81	81	85	86	87	92	94	99	118	148	164	149	117	91	83	79
Sat	79	80	79	80	84	94	102	89	88	89	86	90	85	83	81	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	83	88	88	86	84	83	84	82	81	81	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	80	82	83	84	87	89	92	127	170	181	159	124	94	82	79
Tue	78	80	82	82	84	85	85	87	91	114	172	182	160	126	98	83	79
Wed	78	80	81	82	83	85	84	86	93	112	162	180	167	139	108	85	81
Thu	80	82	82	83	85	87	89	93	103	116	155	175	157	127	100	86	81
Fri	79	81	81	85	86	87	92	94	99	118	148	164	149	117	91	83	79
Sat	79	80	79	80	84	94	102	89	88	89	86	90	85	83	81	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	83	88	88	86	84	83	84	82	81	81	80	79

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	80	82	83	84	87	89	92	127	170	181	159	124	94	82	79
Tue	78	80	82	82	84	85	85	87	91	114	172	182	160	126	98	83	79
Wed	78	80	81	82	83	85	84	86	93	112	162	180	167	139	108	85	81
Thu	80	82	82	83	85	87	89	93	103	116	155	175	157	127	100	86	81
Fri	79	81	81	85	86	87	92	94	99	118	148	164	149	117	91	83	79
Sat	79	80	79	80	84	94	102	89	88	89	86	90	85	83	81	81	79
Sun	78	78	78	78	80	83	88	88	86	84	83	84	82	81	81	80	79