Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Altadena

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East, usually 85 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 Oxnard to Altadena 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	64	65	70	76	75	72	78	82	88	105	118	116	112	99	80	68	64
Tue	64	65	70	77	76	75	76	80	90	114	114	113	110	100	85	71	65
Wed	64	66	70	77	78	76	76	81	86	101	113	130	112	97	86	74	66
Thu	64	66	70	77	76	74	78	81	87	113	129	133	113	103	89	77	65
Fri	64	65	70	75	75	77	85	95	105	122	129	125	117	104	84	73	65
Sat	64	64	65	67	70	74	81	85	93	89	86	83	84	81	76	72	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	72	77	80	81	96	89	89	77	76	72	65

About this drive

On weekdays the 68-mile drive from Oxnard to Altadena (via US-101 South and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (96 minutes).

About 59 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (12 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Altadena 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 Oxnard to Altadena?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 64 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Altadena?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (46 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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More drives

Altadena to Oxnard (return trip) · Oxnard to Los Angeles · Oxnard to Pasadena · Oxnard to Long Beach · Oxnard to Burbank · Oxnard to Glendale · Oxnard to Van Nuys · Oxnard to Torrance · Oxnard to LAX · Oxnard to Hollywood · Oxnard to Culver City · Oxnard to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	65	70	76	75	72	78	82	88	105	118	116	112	99	80	68	64
Tue	64	65	70	77	76	75	76	80	90	114	114	113	110	100	85	71	65
Wed	64	66	70	77	78	76	76	81	86	101	113	130	112	97	86	74	66
Thu	64	66	70	77	76	74	78	81	87	113	129	133	113	103	89	77	65
Fri	64	65	70	75	75	77	85	95	105	122	129	125	117	104	84	73	65
Sat	64	64	65	67	70	74	81	85	93	89	86	83	84	81	76	72	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	72	77	80	81	96	89	89	77	76	72	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	65	70	76	75	72	78	82	88	105	118	116	112	99	80	68	64
Tue	64	65	70	77	76	75	76	80	90	114	114	113	110	100	85	71	65
Wed	64	66	70	77	78	76	76	81	86	101	113	130	112	97	86	74	66
Thu	64	66	70	77	76	74	78	81	87	113	129	133	113	103	89	77	65
Fri	64	65	70	75	75	77	85	95	105	122	129	125	117	104	84	73	65
Sat	64	64	65	67	70	74	81	85	93	89	86	83	84	81	76	72	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	72	77	80	81	96	89	89	77	76	72	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	65	70	76	75	72	78	82	88	105	118	116	112	99	80	68	64
Tue	64	65	70	77	76	75	76	80	90	114	114	113	110	100	85	71	65
Wed	64	66	70	77	78	76	76	81	86	101	113	130	112	97	86	74	66
Thu	64	66	70	77	76	74	78	81	87	113	129	133	113	103	89	77	65
Fri	64	65	70	75	75	77	85	95	105	122	129	125	117	104	84	73	65
Sat	64	64	65	67	70	74	81	85	93	89	86	83	84	81	76	72	65
Sun	64	64	64	65	67	69	72	77	80	81	96	89	89	77	76	72	65