Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Compton

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 128 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.

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 69 minutes and up to 76 minutes, when leaving around 12:30 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 74 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (79 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 15 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 early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 76 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 75-mile drive usually takes 69 to 76 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 74 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Compton?

Leaving around 12:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 76 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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