Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Downey

Right now (10:47 pm PDT): about 74 minutes via US-101 South.

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.

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Oxnard to Downey (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Downey to Oxnard

Freeway, about 61 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 20 to 39 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Oxnard (East 5th Street) to central Downey (Downey Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

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	75	85	94	91	88	88	89	92	98	111	123	124	111	88	78	75	73
Tue	76	90	101	99	94	92	92	95	102	115	130	132	118	95	80	75	74
Wed	75	88	99	99	94	93	93	97	105	119	131	135	119	98	82	76	74
Thu	75	88	98	97	94	93	95	99	109	122	138	140	124	100	84	77	74
Fri	75	83	92	91	91	95	101	109	119	134	141	142	130	106	87	78	75
Sat	74	74	76	80	85	92	100	103	104	104	105	104	100	91	84	78	74
Sun	73	73	74	75	78	83	89	93	94	96	95	95	94	89	85	79	74

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 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 73-mile drive usually takes 73 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Downey?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

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

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	85	94	91	88	88	89	92	98	111	123	124	111	88	78	75	73
Tue	76	90	101	99	94	92	92	95	102	115	130	132	118	95	80	75	74
Wed	75	88	99	99	94	93	93	97	105	119	131	135	119	98	82	76	74
Thu	75	88	98	97	94	93	95	99	109	122	138	140	124	100	84	77	74
Fri	75	83	92	91	91	95	101	109	119	134	141	142	130	106	87	78	75
Sat	74	74	76	80	85	92	100	103	104	104	105	104	100	91	84	78	74
Sun	73	73	74	75	78	83	89	93	94	96	95	95	94	89	85	79	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	85	94	91	88	88	89	92	98	111	123	124	111	88	78	75	73
Tue	76	90	101	99	94	92	92	95	102	115	130	132	118	95	80	75	74
Wed	75	88	99	99	94	93	93	97	105	119	131	135	119	98	82	76	74
Thu	75	88	98	97	94	93	95	99	109	122	138	140	124	100	84	77	74
Fri	75	83	92	91	91	95	101	109	119	134	141	142	130	106	87	78	75
Sat	74	74	76	80	85	92	100	103	104	104	105	104	100	91	84	78	74
Sun	73	73	74	75	78	83	89	93	94	96	95	95	94	89	85	79	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	85	94	91	88	88	89	92	98	111	123	124	111	88	78	75	73
Tue	76	90	101	99	94	92	92	95	102	115	130	132	118	95	80	75	74
Wed	75	88	99	99	94	93	93	97	105	119	131	135	119	98	82	76	74
Thu	75	88	98	97	94	93	95	99	109	122	138	140	124	100	84	77	74
Fri	75	83	92	91	91	95	101	109	119	134	141	142	130	106	87	78	75
Sat	74	74	76	80	85	92	100	103	104	104	105	104	100	91	84	78	74
Sun	73	73	74	75	78	83	89	93	94	96	95	95	94	89	85	79	74