Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Oxnard

Right now (5:48 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 87 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Montebello 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	67	76	89	93	90	86	86	84	84	85	89	100	109	88	75	69	67
Tue	67	76	91	98	92	93	87	84	80	85	93	115	119	98	79	71	67
Wed	66	75	88	94	91	90	85	84	84	87	96	118	120	102	83	73	69
Thu	66	75	88	96	91	89	88	85	85	89	100	109	118	98	83	76	70
Fri	67	76	82	87	90	85	89	89	90	90	94	95	93	87	82	78	69
Sat	67	69	70	72	79	94	99	90	90	90	87	88	85	82	84	79	70
Sun	67	67	67	68	70	75	82	84	87	86	87	91	82	81	80	78	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Montebello to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 122 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 86 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 17 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Montebello 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 Montebello to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 122 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 66 to 122 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 86 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 122 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (45 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oxnard to Montebello (return trip) · Montebello to Los Angeles · Montebello to Long Beach · Montebello to Anaheim · Montebello to Riverside · Montebello to Santa Ana · Montebello to Irvine · Montebello to San Bernardino · Montebello to Fontana · Montebello to Moreno Valley · Montebello to Huntington Beach · Montebello to Glendale

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	76	89	93	90	86	86	84	84	85	89	100	109	88	75	69	67
Tue	67	76	91	98	92	93	87	84	80	85	93	115	119	98	79	71	67
Wed	66	75	88	94	91	90	85	84	84	87	96	118	120	102	83	73	69
Thu	66	75	88	96	91	89	88	85	85	89	100	109	118	98	83	76	70
Fri	67	76	82	87	90	85	89	89	90	90	94	95	93	87	82	78	69
Sat	67	69	70	72	79	94	99	90	90	90	87	88	85	82	84	79	70
Sun	67	67	67	68	70	75	82	84	87	86	87	91	82	81	80	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	76	89	93	90	86	86	84	84	85	89	100	109	88	75	69	67
Tue	67	76	91	98	92	93	87	84	80	85	93	115	119	98	79	71	67
Wed	66	75	88	94	91	90	85	84	84	87	96	118	120	102	83	73	69
Thu	66	75	88	96	91	89	88	85	85	89	100	109	118	98	83	76	70
Fri	67	76	82	87	90	85	89	89	90	90	94	95	93	87	82	78	69
Sat	67	69	70	72	79	94	99	90	90	90	87	88	85	82	84	79	70
Sun	67	67	67	68	70	75	82	84	87	86	87	91	82	81	80	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	76	89	93	90	86	86	84	84	85	89	100	109	88	75	69	67
Tue	67	76	91	98	92	93	87	84	80	85	93	115	119	98	79	71	67
Wed	66	75	88	94	91	90	85	84	84	87	96	118	120	102	83	73	69
Thu	66	75	88	96	91	89	88	85	85	89	100	109	118	98	83	76	70
Fri	67	76	82	87	90	85	89	89	90	90	94	95	93	87	82	78	69
Sat	67	69	70	72	79	94	99	90	90	90	87	88	85	82	84	79	70
Sun	67	67	67	68	70	75	82	84	87	86	87	91	82	81	80	78	70