Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to LAX

Right now (4:35 pm PST): about 110 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 161 at this time.

Only 5% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 63-mile drive from Oxnard to LAX (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 170 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 96 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (97 minutes).

About 48 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 15 miles surface streets (23 to 35 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 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 LAX?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 170 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 63-mile drive usually takes 63 to 170 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 96 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to LAX?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 170 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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