Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to El Monte

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 92 minutes via US-101 South, usually 88 at this time.

Only 9% 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 El Monte 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	73	75	78	80	81	83	89	94	103	119	126	123	113	104	84	76	72
Tue	72	75	81	82	81	85	87	89	102	127	123	123	113	102	90	78	73
Wed	73	75	80	80	81	83	84	90	96	111	121	142	117	102	91	80	73
Thu	73	76	80	79	80	83	87	91	99	133	147	139	118	107	94	83	73
Fri	73	75	79	78	81	85	97	105	121	136	139	136	127	107	87	79	73
Sat	73	73	74	76	79	84	92	105	104	101	94	91	89	86	83	80	72
Sun	72	72	73	74	77	80	82	86	86	88	101	91	95	81	82	80	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Oxnard to El Monte (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 147 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (106 minutes).

About 63 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 25 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 El Monte (Valley Boulevard) 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 El Monte?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 147 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to El Monte?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 72 to 147 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to El Monte?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 147 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (52 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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More drives

El Monte 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 Downey

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	75	78	80	81	83	89	94	103	119	126	123	113	104	84	76	72
Tue	72	75	81	82	81	85	87	89	102	127	123	123	113	102	90	78	73
Wed	73	75	80	80	81	83	84	90	96	111	121	142	117	102	91	80	73
Thu	73	76	80	79	80	83	87	91	99	133	147	139	118	107	94	83	73
Fri	73	75	79	78	81	85	97	105	121	136	139	136	127	107	87	79	73
Sat	73	73	74	76	79	84	92	105	104	101	94	91	89	86	83	80	72
Sun	72	72	73	74	77	80	82	86	86	88	101	91	95	81	82	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	75	78	80	81	83	89	94	103	119	126	123	113	104	84	76	72
Tue	72	75	81	82	81	85	87	89	102	127	123	123	113	102	90	78	73
Wed	73	75	80	80	81	83	84	90	96	111	121	142	117	102	91	80	73
Thu	73	76	80	79	80	83	87	91	99	133	147	139	118	107	94	83	73
Fri	73	75	79	78	81	85	97	105	121	136	139	136	127	107	87	79	73
Sat	73	73	74	76	79	84	92	105	104	101	94	91	89	86	83	80	72
Sun	72	72	73	74	77	80	82	86	86	88	101	91	95	81	82	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	73	75	78	80	81	83	89	94	103	119	126	123	113	104	84	76	72
Tue	72	75	81	82	81	85	87	89	102	127	123	123	113	102	90	78	73
Wed	73	75	80	80	81	83	84	90	96	111	121	142	117	102	91	80	73
Thu	73	76	80	79	80	83	87	91	99	133	147	139	118	107	94	83	73
Fri	73	75	79	78	81	85	97	105	121	136	139	136	127	107	87	79	73
Sat	73	73	74	76	79	84	92	105	104	101	94	91	89	86	83	80	72
Sun	72	72	73	74	77	80	82	86	86	88	101	91	95	81	82	80	73