Best Time to Drive from Northridge to Oxnard

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 46 minutes via US-101 North, usually 43 at this time.

Only 10% 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 Northridge 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	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	51	48	47	48	50	48	43	43	43	43
Tue	43	45	45	44	45	47	48	49	47	47	47	48	50	44	43	44	43
Wed	43	45	45	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	49	45	43	44	43
Thu	43	45	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	48	49	47	44	43	44	43
Fri	43	44	44	44	46	47	49	53	52	51	50	47	46	44	43	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	50	67	57	51	48	49	45	46	44	44	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	49	51	50	48	46	46	45	44	44	44	43

About this drive

On weekdays the 45-mile drive from Northridge to Oxnard (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 43 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 10:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 49 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 35 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (13 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Northridge 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 Northridge to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 10:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 43 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 45-mile drive usually takes 43 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 49 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Northridge to Oxnard?

Leaving around 12:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (35 miles)

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More drives

Oxnard to Northridge (return trip) · Northridge to Los Angeles · Northridge to Rancho Cucamonga · Northridge to Long Beach · Northridge to Anaheim · Northridge to Riverside · Northridge to Santa Ana · Northridge to Irvine · Northridge to Fontana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	51	48	47	48	50	48	43	43	43	43
Tue	43	45	45	44	45	47	48	49	47	47	47	48	50	44	43	44	43
Wed	43	45	45	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	49	45	43	44	43
Thu	43	45	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	48	49	47	44	43	44	43
Fri	43	44	44	44	46	47	49	53	52	51	50	47	46	44	43	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	50	67	57	51	48	49	45	46	44	44	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	49	51	50	48	46	46	45	44	44	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	51	48	47	48	50	48	43	43	43	43
Tue	43	45	45	44	45	47	48	49	47	47	47	48	50	44	43	44	43
Wed	43	45	45	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	49	45	43	44	43
Thu	43	45	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	48	49	47	44	43	44	43
Fri	43	44	44	44	46	47	49	53	52	51	50	47	46	44	43	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	50	67	57	51	48	49	45	46	44	44	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	49	51	50	48	46	46	45	44	44	44	43

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	43	44	44	44	45	47	48	51	48	47	48	50	48	43	43	43	43
Tue	43	45	45	44	45	47	48	49	47	47	47	48	50	44	43	44	43
Wed	43	45	45	44	45	46	47	47	47	47	48	50	49	45	43	44	43
Thu	43	45	44	44	45	47	49	50	50	48	48	49	47	44	43	44	43
Fri	43	44	44	44	46	47	49	53	52	51	50	47	46	44	43	44	43
Sat	43	43	43	44	45	50	67	57	51	48	49	45	46	44	44	44	43
Sun	43	43	43	43	44	46	49	51	50	48	46	46	45	44	44	44	43