Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Oxnard

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 73 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North.

Only 9% 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 Norwalk 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	70	87	116	118	117	107	104	102	105	111	121	123	108	95	86	74	71
Tue	71	90	112	123	120	116	104	105	101	119	131	129	104	94	90	77	70
Wed	70	89	108	114	118	111	105	104	103	115	122	120	107	94	93	80	72
Thu	70	87	109	115	119	110	102	104	107	123	128	124	108	94	92	89	72
Fri	71	81	100	109	107	105	107	114	121	129	122	119	109	99	100	91	74
Sat	71	71	72	79	88	112	112	113	122	120	120	121	115	113	109	97	76
Sun	71	70	71	71	74	85	100	108	114	115	116	112	109	106	103	92	76

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Norwalk to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 131 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (123 minutes).

About 73 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Norwalk 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 Norwalk to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 131 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 131 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Oxnard?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 131 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (45 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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More drives

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	87	116	118	117	107	104	102	105	111	121	123	108	95	86	74	71
Tue	71	90	112	123	120	116	104	105	101	119	131	129	104	94	90	77	70
Wed	70	89	108	114	118	111	105	104	103	115	122	120	107	94	93	80	72
Thu	70	87	109	115	119	110	102	104	107	123	128	124	108	94	92	89	72
Fri	71	81	100	109	107	105	107	114	121	129	122	119	109	99	100	91	74
Sat	71	71	72	79	88	112	112	113	122	120	120	121	115	113	109	97	76
Sun	71	70	71	71	74	85	100	108	114	115	116	112	109	106	103	92	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	87	116	118	117	107	104	102	105	111	121	123	108	95	86	74	71
Tue	71	90	112	123	120	116	104	105	101	119	131	129	104	94	90	77	70
Wed	70	89	108	114	118	111	105	104	103	115	122	120	107	94	93	80	72
Thu	70	87	109	115	119	110	102	104	107	123	128	124	108	94	92	89	72
Fri	71	81	100	109	107	105	107	114	121	129	122	119	109	99	100	91	74
Sat	71	71	72	79	88	112	112	113	122	120	120	121	115	113	109	97	76
Sun	71	70	71	71	74	85	100	108	114	115	116	112	109	106	103	92	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	87	116	118	117	107	104	102	105	111	121	123	108	95	86	74	71
Tue	71	90	112	123	120	116	104	105	101	119	131	129	104	94	90	77	70
Wed	70	89	108	114	118	111	105	104	103	115	122	120	107	94	93	80	72
Thu	70	87	109	115	119	110	102	104	107	123	128	124	108	94	92	89	72
Fri	71	81	100	109	107	105	107	114	121	129	122	119	109	99	100	91	74
Sat	71	71	72	79	88	112	112	113	122	120	120	121	115	113	109	97	76
Sun	71	70	71	71	74	85	100	108	114	115	116	112	109	106	103	92	76