Best Time to Drive from Montebello to Oxnard

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 96 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 91 at this time.

Only 8% 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	82	114	115	114	105	101	99	102	108	121	123	109	94	85	71	67
Tue	67	83	111	120	116	112	101	99	96	115	130	127	105	93	89	76	67
Wed	66	82	107	113	113	109	102	101	100	112	120	120	107	93	91	78	69
Thu	67	80	107	111	115	106	101	102	107	121	128	123	109	94	92	87	70
Fri	67	77	98	108	106	103	105	112	119	130	122	119	108	97	100	90	71
Sat	68	68	69	75	84	110	110	112	121	120	118	120	114	111	107	95	73
Sun	68	67	68	68	70	80	97	107	114	115	116	112	108	105	101	89	74

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 130 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 106 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (123 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 23 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 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 130 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 66 to 130 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 106 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Montebello to Oxnard?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 130 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)

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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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	82	114	115	114	105	101	99	102	108	121	123	109	94	85	71	67
Tue	67	83	111	120	116	112	101	99	96	115	130	127	105	93	89	76	67
Wed	66	82	107	113	113	109	102	101	100	112	120	120	107	93	91	78	69
Thu	67	80	107	111	115	106	101	102	107	121	128	123	109	94	92	87	70
Fri	67	77	98	108	106	103	105	112	119	130	122	119	108	97	100	90	71
Sat	68	68	69	75	84	110	110	112	121	120	118	120	114	111	107	95	73
Sun	68	67	68	68	70	80	97	107	114	115	116	112	108	105	101	89	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	82	114	115	114	105	101	99	102	108	121	123	109	94	85	71	67
Tue	67	83	111	120	116	112	101	99	96	115	130	127	105	93	89	76	67
Wed	66	82	107	113	113	109	102	101	100	112	120	120	107	93	91	78	69
Thu	67	80	107	111	115	106	101	102	107	121	128	123	109	94	92	87	70
Fri	67	77	98	108	106	103	105	112	119	130	122	119	108	97	100	90	71
Sat	68	68	69	75	84	110	110	112	121	120	118	120	114	111	107	95	73
Sun	68	67	68	68	70	80	97	107	114	115	116	112	108	105	101	89	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	67	82	114	115	114	105	101	99	102	108	121	123	109	94	85	71	67
Tue	67	83	111	120	116	112	101	99	96	115	130	127	105	93	89	76	67
Wed	66	82	107	113	113	109	102	101	100	112	120	120	107	93	91	78	69
Thu	67	80	107	111	115	106	101	102	107	121	128	123	109	94	92	87	70
Fri	67	77	98	108	106	103	105	112	119	130	122	119	108	97	100	90	71
Sat	68	68	69	75	84	110	110	112	121	120	118	120	114	111	107	95	73
Sun	68	67	68	68	70	80	97	107	114	115	116	112	108	105	101	89	74