Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Compton

Right now (9:20 pm PST): about 72 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Compton 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	71	75	81	78	78	81	85	90	93	97	99	99	87	77	73	70
Tue	70	71	75	98	88	81	84	97	106	108	140	157	143	110	91	75	71
Wed	70	71	77	98	84	80	87	97	110	131	152	171	152	121	99	78	70
Thu	71	72	75	96	84	83	92	98	109	127	154	166	157	138	109	83	70
Fri	70	71	73	78	77	85	94	102	117	127	145	154	147	127	107	83	70
Sat	71	70	71	73	76	80	84	90	99	104	105	100	92	85	82	78	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	75	80	84	85	86	85	84	82	82	81	77	70

About this drive

On weekdays the 75-mile drive from Oxnard to Compton (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 70 minutes and up to 171 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Compton 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 Compton?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 70 minutes then, versus up to 171 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 70 to 171 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Compton?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 171 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (19 miles) · I-105 East in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	75	81	78	78	81	85	90	93	97	99	99	87	77	73	70
Tue	70	71	75	98	88	81	84	97	106	108	140	157	143	110	91	75	71
Wed	70	71	77	98	84	80	87	97	110	131	152	171	152	121	99	78	70
Thu	71	72	75	96	84	83	92	98	109	127	154	166	157	138	109	83	70
Fri	70	71	73	78	77	85	94	102	117	127	145	154	147	127	107	83	70
Sat	71	70	71	73	76	80	84	90	99	104	105	100	92	85	82	78	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	75	80	84	85	86	85	84	82	82	81	77	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	75	81	78	78	81	85	90	93	97	99	99	87	77	73	70
Tue	70	71	75	98	88	81	84	97	106	108	140	157	143	110	91	75	71
Wed	70	71	77	98	84	80	87	97	110	131	152	171	152	121	99	78	70
Thu	71	72	75	96	84	83	92	98	109	127	154	166	157	138	109	83	70
Fri	70	71	73	78	77	85	94	102	117	127	145	154	147	127	107	83	70
Sat	71	70	71	73	76	80	84	90	99	104	105	100	92	85	82	78	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	75	80	84	85	86	85	84	82	82	81	77	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	71	75	81	78	78	81	85	90	93	97	99	99	87	77	73	70
Tue	70	71	75	98	88	81	84	97	106	108	140	157	143	110	91	75	71
Wed	70	71	77	98	84	80	87	97	110	131	152	171	152	121	99	78	70
Thu	71	72	75	96	84	83	92	98	109	127	154	166	157	138	109	83	70
Fri	70	71	73	78	77	85	94	102	117	127	145	154	147	127	107	83	70
Sat	71	70	71	73	76	80	84	90	99	104	105	100	92	85	82	78	71
Sun	70	70	71	72	73	75	80	84	85	86	85	84	82	82	81	77	70