Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Lancaster

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 120 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 South, usually 122 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Lancaster 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	112	113	111	116	117	119	123	122	125	119	124	122	123	122	116	115	114
Tue	112	114	113	115	115	115	115	117	118	119	119	116	119	117	117	115	112
Wed	112	112	112	114	114	113	114	116	117	118	119	118	118	119	117	113	111
Thu	112	112	112	112	114	114	118	118	117	117	120	119	118	123	120	115	114
Fri	112	113	112	114	114	115	115	117	118	120	121	123	125	128	125	116	111
Sat	112	110	113	114	112	112	115	113	117	114	114	114	114	115	116	114	110
Sun	111	111	110	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	111	112	113	114	114	112

About this drive

On weekdays the 101-mile drive from Oxnard to Lancaster (via SR-14 North and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 111 minutes and up to 128 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 118 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (117 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 45 miles surface streets (53 to 57 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Lancaster 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 Lancaster?

On weekdays, leave before 6 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 111 minutes then, versus up to 128 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 101-mile drive usually takes 111 to 128 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 118 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Lancaster?

Leaving around 6 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 128 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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More drives

Lancaster 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	112	113	111	116	117	119	123	122	125	119	124	122	123	122	116	115	114
Tue	112	114	113	115	115	115	115	117	118	119	119	116	119	117	117	115	112
Wed	112	112	112	114	114	113	114	116	117	118	119	118	118	119	117	113	111
Thu	112	112	112	112	114	114	118	118	117	117	120	119	118	123	120	115	114
Fri	112	113	112	114	114	115	115	117	118	120	121	123	125	128	125	116	111
Sat	112	110	113	114	112	112	115	113	117	114	114	114	114	115	116	114	110
Sun	111	111	110	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	111	112	113	114	114	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	113	111	116	117	119	123	122	125	119	124	122	123	122	116	115	114
Tue	112	114	113	115	115	115	115	117	118	119	119	116	119	117	117	115	112
Wed	112	112	112	114	114	113	114	116	117	118	119	118	118	119	117	113	111
Thu	112	112	112	112	114	114	118	118	117	117	120	119	118	123	120	115	114
Fri	112	113	112	114	114	115	115	117	118	120	121	123	125	128	125	116	111
Sat	112	110	113	114	112	112	115	113	117	114	114	114	114	115	116	114	110
Sun	111	111	110	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	111	112	113	114	114	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	112	113	111	116	117	119	123	122	125	119	124	122	123	122	116	115	114
Tue	112	114	113	115	115	115	115	117	118	119	119	116	119	117	117	115	112
Wed	112	112	112	114	114	113	114	116	117	118	119	118	118	119	117	113	111
Thu	112	112	112	112	114	114	118	118	117	117	120	119	118	123	120	115	114
Fri	112	113	112	114	114	115	115	117	118	120	121	123	125	128	125	116	111
Sat	112	110	113	114	112	112	115	113	117	114	114	114	114	115	116	114	110
Sun	111	111	110	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	112	111	112	113	114	114	112