Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to LGB

Right now (8:49 pm PDT): about 82 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 77 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	77	78	80	81	82	83	84	84	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	77
Tue	76	77	79	80	80	81	83	83	81	80	81	80	79	78	78	77	77
Wed	76	78	78	80	80	82	83	82	82	82	81	83	79	80	77	77	77
Thu	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	83	82	82	80	78	78	78	78	77
Fri	77	77	78	79	80	81	84	86	86	83	81	81	78	78	78	78	77
Sat	77	77	77	77	78	80	87	94	83	83	82	79	78	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	79	83	85	84	82	81	80	79	78	79	79	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 76 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 12:30 pm or after 1 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 83 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (94 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 27 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 12:30 pm or after 1 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 80-mile drive usually takes 76 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 83 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to LGB?

Leaving around 12 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 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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More drives

LGB 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	77	77	78	80	81	82	83	84	84	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	77
Tue	76	77	79	80	80	81	83	83	81	80	81	80	79	78	78	77	77
Wed	76	78	78	80	80	82	83	82	82	82	81	83	79	80	77	77	77
Thu	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	83	82	82	80	78	78	78	78	77
Fri	77	77	78	79	80	81	84	86	86	83	81	81	78	78	78	78	77
Sat	77	77	77	77	78	80	87	94	83	83	82	79	78	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	79	83	85	84	82	81	80	79	78	79	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	77	78	80	81	82	83	84	84	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	77
Tue	76	77	79	80	80	81	83	83	81	80	81	80	79	78	78	77	77
Wed	76	78	78	80	80	82	83	82	82	82	81	83	79	80	77	77	77
Thu	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	83	82	82	80	78	78	78	78	77
Fri	77	77	78	79	80	81	84	86	86	83	81	81	78	78	78	78	77
Sat	77	77	77	77	78	80	87	94	83	83	82	79	78	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	79	83	85	84	82	81	80	79	78	79	79	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	77	78	80	81	82	83	84	84	81	80	80	79	78	77	77	77
Tue	76	77	79	80	80	81	83	83	81	80	81	80	79	78	78	77	77
Wed	76	78	78	80	80	82	83	82	82	82	81	83	79	80	77	77	77
Thu	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	83	82	82	80	78	78	78	78	77
Fri	77	77	78	79	80	81	84	86	86	83	81	81	78	78	78	78	77
Sat	77	77	77	77	78	80	87	94	83	83	82	79	78	78	78	78	77
Sun	77	77	77	77	78	79	83	85	84	82	81	80	79	78	79	79	77