Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to East Los Angeles

Right now (12:50 am PST): about 64 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oxnard to East Los Angeles 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	66	68	71	71	72	75	77	82	94	108	105	101	92	77	67	62
Tue	62	66	69	71	71	74	75	77	82	103	105	102	100	91	82	69	63
Wed	62	66	68	69	71	72	72	76	78	88	101	116	103	89	81	71	64
Thu	63	67	68	70	70	72	75	76	79	103	121	123	105	94	83	74	63
Fri	63	65	69	69	71	74	79	87	94	115	121	117	113	98	79	71	64
Sat	62	63	65	67	69	72	75	79	85	83	81	79	81	77	75	71	64
Sun	62	62	63	64	68	70	72	74	76	78	92	86	87	77	76	71	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Oxnard to East Los Angeles (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 62 minutes and up to 124 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 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (92 minutes).

About 61 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (8 to 18 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 62 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to East Los Angeles?

The 67-mile drive usually takes 62 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to East Los Angeles?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (59 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	66	68	71	71	72	75	77	82	94	108	105	101	92	77	67	62
Tue	62	66	69	71	71	74	75	77	82	103	105	102	100	91	82	69	63
Wed	62	66	68	69	71	72	72	76	78	88	101	116	103	89	81	71	64
Thu	63	67	68	70	70	72	75	76	79	103	121	123	105	94	83	74	63
Fri	63	65	69	69	71	74	79	87	94	115	121	117	113	98	79	71	64
Sat	62	63	65	67	69	72	75	79	85	83	81	79	81	77	75	71	64
Sun	62	62	63	64	68	70	72	74	76	78	92	86	87	77	76	71	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	66	68	71	71	72	75	77	82	94	108	105	101	92	77	67	62
Tue	62	66	69	71	71	74	75	77	82	103	105	102	100	91	82	69	63
Wed	62	66	68	69	71	72	72	76	78	88	101	116	103	89	81	71	64
Thu	63	67	68	70	70	72	75	76	79	103	121	123	105	94	83	74	63
Fri	63	65	69	69	71	74	79	87	94	115	121	117	113	98	79	71	64
Sat	62	63	65	67	69	72	75	79	85	83	81	79	81	77	75	71	64
Sun	62	62	63	64	68	70	72	74	76	78	92	86	87	77	76	71	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	66	68	71	71	72	75	77	82	94	108	105	101	92	77	67	62
Tue	62	66	69	71	71	74	75	77	82	103	105	102	100	91	82	69	63
Wed	62	66	68	69	71	72	72	76	78	88	101	116	103	89	81	71	64
Thu	63	67	68	70	70	72	75	76	79	103	121	123	105	94	83	74	63
Fri	63	65	69	69	71	74	79	87	94	115	121	117	113	98	79	71	64
Sat	62	63	65	67	69	72	75	79	85	83	81	79	81	77	75	71	64
Sun	62	62	63	64	68	70	72	74	76	78	92	86	87	77	76	71	64