Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to La Mirada

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 105 minutes via US-101 South, usually 109 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 La Mirada 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	79	83	87	88	87	92	98	103	109	144	164	156	140	114	93	80	76
Tue	75	86	96	90	86	90	93	95	112	163	171	159	146	123	101	82	76
Wed	75	85	92	90	86	88	89	95	104	124	144	149	132	116	101	84	76
Thu	75	85	91	87	88	92	97	104	117	163	183	176	149	117	103	88	76
Fri	75	83	91	90	90	92	100	118	148	173	181	174	150	122	100	84	76
Sat	75	75	78	83	86	91	97	103	113	113	112	107	104	97	92	86	78
Sun	75	74	75	76	82	86	92	96	100	101	116	109	108	98	96	86	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Oxnard to La Mirada (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 183 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 116 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (116 minutes).

About 70 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (12 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central La Mirada 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 La Mirada?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 183 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to La Mirada?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 75 to 183 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 116 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to La Mirada?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 183 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (59 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (11 miles)

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La Mirada 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	79	83	87	88	87	92	98	103	109	144	164	156	140	114	93	80	76
Tue	75	86	96	90	86	90	93	95	112	163	171	159	146	123	101	82	76
Wed	75	85	92	90	86	88	89	95	104	124	144	149	132	116	101	84	76
Thu	75	85	91	87	88	92	97	104	117	163	183	176	149	117	103	88	76
Fri	75	83	91	90	90	92	100	118	148	173	181	174	150	122	100	84	76
Sat	75	75	78	83	86	91	97	103	113	113	112	107	104	97	92	86	78
Sun	75	74	75	76	82	86	92	96	100	101	116	109	108	98	96	86	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	83	87	88	87	92	98	103	109	144	164	156	140	114	93	80	76
Tue	75	86	96	90	86	90	93	95	112	163	171	159	146	123	101	82	76
Wed	75	85	92	90	86	88	89	95	104	124	144	149	132	116	101	84	76
Thu	75	85	91	87	88	92	97	104	117	163	183	176	149	117	103	88	76
Fri	75	83	91	90	90	92	100	118	148	173	181	174	150	122	100	84	76
Sat	75	75	78	83	86	91	97	103	113	113	112	107	104	97	92	86	78
Sun	75	74	75	76	82	86	92	96	100	101	116	109	108	98	96	86	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	83	87	88	87	92	98	103	109	144	164	156	140	114	93	80	76
Tue	75	86	96	90	86	90	93	95	112	163	171	159	146	123	101	82	76
Wed	75	85	92	90	86	88	89	95	104	124	144	149	132	116	101	84	76
Thu	75	85	91	87	88	92	97	104	117	163	183	176	149	117	103	88	76
Fri	75	83	91	90	90	92	100	118	148	173	181	174	150	122	100	84	76
Sat	75	75	78	83	86	91	97	103	113	113	112	107	104	97	92	86	78
Sun	75	74	75	76	82	86	92	96	100	101	116	109	108	98	96	86	78