Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Downey

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 98 minutes via US-101 South, usually 92 at this time.

Only 7% 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 Downey 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	76	79	81	82	83	89	94	101	107	129	139	132	122	106	85	77	73
Tue	73	80	85	83	82	88	91	92	105	142	140	133	124	106	93	78	73
Wed	73	82	85	82	82	85	88	92	102	117	128	143	124	106	93	80	74
Thu	74	81	84	81	83	88	93	98	108	146	162	153	130	106	93	84	73
Fri	73	80	87	84	85	89	100	112	139	152	151	152	135	110	90	80	75
Sat	73	74	76	79	82	89	98	114	110	111	104	96	93	89	87	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	75	80	83	89	93	94	97	108	97	100	86	86	82	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Oxnard to Downey (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 162 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (114 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 31 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard (East 5th Street) to central Downey (Downey Avenue) 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 Downey?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 162 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 73 to 162 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Downey?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 162 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (52 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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More drives

Downey 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	76	79	81	82	83	89	94	101	107	129	139	132	122	106	85	77	73
Tue	73	80	85	83	82	88	91	92	105	142	140	133	124	106	93	78	73
Wed	73	82	85	82	82	85	88	92	102	117	128	143	124	106	93	80	74
Thu	74	81	84	81	83	88	93	98	108	146	162	153	130	106	93	84	73
Fri	73	80	87	84	85	89	100	112	139	152	151	152	135	110	90	80	75
Sat	73	74	76	79	82	89	98	114	110	111	104	96	93	89	87	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	75	80	83	89	93	94	97	108	97	100	86	86	82	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	81	82	83	89	94	101	107	129	139	132	122	106	85	77	73
Tue	73	80	85	83	82	88	91	92	105	142	140	133	124	106	93	78	73
Wed	73	82	85	82	82	85	88	92	102	117	128	143	124	106	93	80	74
Thu	74	81	84	81	83	88	93	98	108	146	162	153	130	106	93	84	73
Fri	73	80	87	84	85	89	100	112	139	152	151	152	135	110	90	80	75
Sat	73	74	76	79	82	89	98	114	110	111	104	96	93	89	87	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	75	80	83	89	93	94	97	108	97	100	86	86	82	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	81	82	83	89	94	101	107	129	139	132	122	106	85	77	73
Tue	73	80	85	83	82	88	91	92	105	142	140	133	124	106	93	78	73
Wed	73	82	85	82	82	85	88	92	102	117	128	143	124	106	93	80	74
Thu	74	81	84	81	83	88	93	98	108	146	162	153	130	106	93	84	73
Fri	73	80	87	84	85	89	100	112	139	152	151	152	135	110	90	80	75
Sat	73	74	76	79	82	89	98	114	110	111	104	96	93	89	87	81	73
Sun	73	73	73	75	80	83	89	93	94	97	108	97	100	86	86	82	74