Best Time to Drive from Long Beach to Oxnard

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 109 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 90 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 Long Beach 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	80	81	82	83	84	85	89	90	94	131	175	184	161	125	96	84	81
Tue	80	82	84	84	86	87	87	88	93	117	177	185	162	128	100	84	80
Wed	79	82	83	83	85	87	86	88	95	115	166	183	170	141	109	87	83
Thu	82	83	83	85	87	88	91	95	105	119	160	178	160	129	102	87	83
Fri	81	83	83	86	87	89	94	96	102	126	153	171	152	119	94	85	81
Sat	80	82	81	82	86	96	103	89	90	90	88	91	87	84	83	82	81
Sun	80	80	79	80	82	85	89	89	87	85	85	85	84	83	82	82	80

About this drive

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Long Beach to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 79 minutes and up to 187 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (103 minutes).

About 70 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 79 minutes then, versus up to 187 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Long Beach to Oxnard?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 79 to 187 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Long Beach to Oxnard?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 187 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (32 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oxnard to Long Beach (return trip) · Long Beach to Los Angeles · Long Beach to Santa Monica · Long Beach to Pasadena · Long Beach to West Covina · Long Beach to Burbank · Long Beach to Glendale · Long Beach to Santa Clarita · Long Beach to Van Nuys · Long Beach to LAX · Long Beach to Hollywood · Long Beach to Culver City

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	81	82	83	84	85	89	90	94	131	175	184	161	125	96	84	81
Tue	80	82	84	84	86	87	87	88	93	117	177	185	162	128	100	84	80
Wed	79	82	83	83	85	87	86	88	95	115	166	183	170	141	109	87	83
Thu	82	83	83	85	87	88	91	95	105	119	160	178	160	129	102	87	83
Fri	81	83	83	86	87	89	94	96	102	126	153	171	152	119	94	85	81
Sat	80	82	81	82	86	96	103	89	90	90	88	91	87	84	83	82	81
Sun	80	80	79	80	82	85	89	89	87	85	85	85	84	83	82	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	81	82	83	84	85	89	90	94	131	175	184	161	125	96	84	81
Tue	80	82	84	84	86	87	87	88	93	117	177	185	162	128	100	84	80
Wed	79	82	83	83	85	87	86	88	95	115	166	183	170	141	109	87	83
Thu	82	83	83	85	87	88	91	95	105	119	160	178	160	129	102	87	83
Fri	81	83	83	86	87	89	94	96	102	126	153	171	152	119	94	85	81
Sat	80	82	81	82	86	96	103	89	90	90	88	91	87	84	83	82	81
Sun	80	80	79	80	82	85	89	89	87	85	85	85	84	83	82	82	80

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	80	81	82	83	84	85	89	90	94	131	175	184	161	125	96	84	81
Tue	80	82	84	84	86	87	87	88	93	117	177	185	162	128	100	84	80
Wed	79	82	83	83	85	87	86	88	95	115	166	183	170	141	109	87	83
Thu	82	83	83	85	87	88	91	95	105	119	160	178	160	129	102	87	83
Fri	81	83	83	86	87	89	94	96	102	126	153	171	152	119	94	85	81
Sat	80	82	81	82	86	96	103	89	90	90	88	91	87	84	83	82	81
Sun	80	80	79	80	82	85	89	89	87	85	85	85	84	83	82	82	80