Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to LGB

Right now (9:35 pm PST): about 80 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 4% 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 LGB 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	77	78	81	89	86	85	89	98	111	131	134	136	125	100	86	80	77
Tue	78	78	85	108	100	90	97	145	199	228	245	206	166	127	105	83	77
Wed	78	78	88	104	94	88	100	146	220	242	241	215	175	136	112	88	78
Thu	78	79	85	102	93	91	111	138	203	207	204	193	177	152	119	93	78
Fri	78	78	84	87	85	92	132	168	183	166	166	174	155	136	115	92	78
Sat	78	78	78	80	82	88	96	105	117	120	119	111	101	92	91	85	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	82	87	93	95	95	94	93	90	90	89	84	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 80-mile drive from Oxnard to LGB (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 247 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 157 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (125 minutes).

About 67 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (20 to 39 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) (Globemaster Avenue) 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 LGB?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 247 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 77 to 247 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 157 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to LGB?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 247 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	81	89	86	85	89	98	111	131	134	136	125	100	86	80	77
Tue	78	78	85	108	100	90	97	145	199	228	245	206	166	127	105	83	77
Wed	78	78	88	104	94	88	100	146	220	242	241	215	175	136	112	88	78
Thu	78	79	85	102	93	91	111	138	203	207	204	193	177	152	119	93	78
Fri	78	78	84	87	85	92	132	168	183	166	166	174	155	136	115	92	78
Sat	78	78	78	80	82	88	96	105	117	120	119	111	101	92	91	85	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	82	87	93	95	95	94	93	90	90	89	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	81	89	86	85	89	98	111	131	134	136	125	100	86	80	77
Tue	78	78	85	108	100	90	97	145	199	228	245	206	166	127	105	83	77
Wed	78	78	88	104	94	88	100	146	220	242	241	215	175	136	112	88	78
Thu	78	79	85	102	93	91	111	138	203	207	204	193	177	152	119	93	78
Fri	78	78	84	87	85	92	132	168	183	166	166	174	155	136	115	92	78
Sat	78	78	78	80	82	88	96	105	117	120	119	111	101	92	91	85	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	82	87	93	95	95	94	93	90	90	89	84	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	78	81	89	86	85	89	98	111	131	134	136	125	100	86	80	77
Tue	78	78	85	108	100	90	97	145	199	228	245	206	166	127	105	83	77
Wed	78	78	88	104	94	88	100	146	220	242	241	215	175	136	112	88	78
Thu	78	79	85	102	93	91	111	138	203	207	204	193	177	152	119	93	78
Fri	78	78	84	87	85	92	132	168	183	166	166	174	155	136	115	92	78
Sat	78	78	78	80	82	88	96	105	117	120	119	111	101	92	91	85	78
Sun	78	78	78	79	80	82	87	93	95	95	94	93	90	90	89	84	77