Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Goleta

Right now (5:49 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via US-101 North, usually 48 at this time.

Only 48% 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 Goleta 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	46	49	59	59	55	51	54	54	54	53	55	55	52	50	47	47	47
Tue	46	49	61	64	59	52	53	52	51	52	52	53	52	50	47	47	47
Wed	46	49	61	65	63	52	53	53	52	52	53	55	53	50	48	48	47
Thu	46	49	61	65	59	51	53	55	54	54	56	58	55	51	47	47	47
Fri	47	48	55	57	55	53	56	60	60	63	68	66	56	51	48	47	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	60	62	58	54	51	49	48	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	55	57	57	52	50	49	48	48	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 46-mile drive from Oxnard to Goleta (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 46 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 54 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (62 minutes).

About 36 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (8 to 11 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Goleta 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 Goleta?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 46 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 46-mile drive usually takes 46 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 54 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Goleta?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (16 miles)

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More drives

Goleta 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	46	49	59	59	55	51	54	54	54	53	55	55	52	50	47	47	47
Tue	46	49	61	64	59	52	53	52	51	52	52	53	52	50	47	47	47
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Thu	46	49	61	65	59	51	53	55	54	54	56	58	55	51	47	47	47
Fri	47	48	55	57	55	53	56	60	60	63	68	66	56	51	48	47	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	60	62	58	54	51	49	48	48	48	47
Sun	47	47	47	47	48	49	51	53	55	57	57	52	50	49	48	48	47

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Tue	46	49	61	64	59	52	53	52	51	52	52	53	52	50	47	47	47
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Fri	47	48	55	57	55	53	56	60	60	63	68	66	56	51	48	47	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	60	62	58	54	51	49	48	48	48	47
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Mon	46	49	59	59	55	51	54	54	54	53	55	55	52	50	47	47	47
Tue	46	49	61	64	59	52	53	52	51	52	52	53	52	50	47	47	47
Wed	46	49	61	65	63	52	53	53	52	52	53	55	53	50	48	48	47
Thu	46	49	61	65	59	51	53	55	54	54	56	58	55	51	47	47	47
Fri	47	48	55	57	55	53	56	60	60	63	68	66	56	51	48	47	47
Sat	47	47	48	48	50	53	55	60	62	58	54	51	49	48	48	48	47
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