Best Time to Drive from Norwalk to Oxnard

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 84 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 78 at this time.

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	82	94	97	97	92	91	89	88	91	94	106	112	88	77	73	71
Tue	70	82	95	104	99	98	93	89	86	90	97	123	121	97	80	74	71
Wed	70	82	93	100	99	96	90	88	88	91	102	125	124	101	84	75	71
Thu	70	81	93	100	98	95	92	90	89	93	102	115	121	98	83	78	72
Fri	70	80	87	92	94	92	96	96	95	94	99	100	96	89	85	80	72
Sat	71	71	72	75	84	101	105	95	94	94	92	93	89	88	89	82	73
Sun	71	71	71	71	74	81	89	91	91	90	90	95	86	86	84	81	74

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 127 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (106 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 13 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 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 127 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 70 to 127 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Norwalk to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 127 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	82	94	97	97	92	91	89	88	91	94	106	112	88	77	73	71
Tue	70	82	95	104	99	98	93	89	86	90	97	123	121	97	80	74	71
Wed	70	82	93	100	99	96	90	88	88	91	102	125	124	101	84	75	71
Thu	70	81	93	100	98	95	92	90	89	93	102	115	121	98	83	78	72
Fri	70	80	87	92	94	92	96	96	95	94	99	100	96	89	85	80	72
Sat	71	71	72	75	84	101	105	95	94	94	92	93	89	88	89	82	73
Sun	71	71	71	71	74	81	89	91	91	90	90	95	86	86	84	81	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	82	94	97	97	92	91	89	88	91	94	106	112	88	77	73	71
Tue	70	82	95	104	99	98	93	89	86	90	97	123	121	97	80	74	71
Wed	70	82	93	100	99	96	90	88	88	91	102	125	124	101	84	75	71
Thu	70	81	93	100	98	95	92	90	89	93	102	115	121	98	83	78	72
Fri	70	80	87	92	94	92	96	96	95	94	99	100	96	89	85	80	72
Sat	71	71	72	75	84	101	105	95	94	94	92	93	89	88	89	82	73
Sun	71	71	71	71	74	81	89	91	91	90	90	95	86	86	84	81	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	82	94	97	97	92	91	89	88	91	94	106	112	88	77	73	71
Tue	70	82	95	104	99	98	93	89	86	90	97	123	121	97	80	74	71
Wed	70	82	93	100	99	96	90	88	88	91	102	125	124	101	84	75	71
Thu	70	81	93	100	98	95	92	90	89	93	102	115	121	98	83	78	72
Fri	70	80	87	92	94	92	96	96	95	94	99	100	96	89	85	80	72
Sat	71	71	72	75	84	101	105	95	94	94	92	93	89	88	89	82	73
Sun	71	71	71	71	74	81	89	91	91	90	90	95	86	86	84	81	74