Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Long Beach

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 101 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 83 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 Long Beach 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	78	78	79	81	82	83	84	85	85	82	81	81	80	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	79	80	81	81	82	84	84	82	82	83	82	80	79	79	78	78
Wed	77	79	79	81	81	83	84	83	83	83	82	84	80	81	78	78	78
Thu	78	79	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	83	84	81	79	79	79	79	78
Fri	78	78	79	80	81	82	85	87	87	84	82	83	79	79	79	79	78
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	88	95	83	84	83	80	79	79	79	79	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	84	87	85	83	82	81	80	79	80	80	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 81-mile drive from Oxnard to Long Beach (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 87 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 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (95 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (19 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 downtown Long Beach (Pacific 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 Long Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 12:30 pm or after 1 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Long Beach?

The 81-mile drive usually takes 77 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Long Beach?

Leaving around 12 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (33 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (1.9 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	78	79	81	82	83	84	85	85	82	81	81	80	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	79	80	81	81	82	84	84	82	82	83	82	80	79	79	78	78
Wed	77	79	79	81	81	83	84	83	83	83	82	84	80	81	78	78	78
Thu	78	79	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	83	84	81	79	79	79	79	78
Fri	78	78	79	80	81	82	85	87	87	84	82	83	79	79	79	79	78
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	88	95	83	84	83	80	79	79	79	79	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	84	87	85	83	82	81	80	79	80	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	78	79	81	82	83	84	85	85	82	81	81	80	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	79	80	81	81	82	84	84	82	82	83	82	80	79	79	78	78
Wed	77	79	79	81	81	83	84	83	83	83	82	84	80	81	78	78	78
Thu	78	79	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	83	84	81	79	79	79	79	78
Fri	78	78	79	80	81	82	85	87	87	84	82	83	79	79	79	79	78
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	88	95	83	84	83	80	79	79	79	79	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	84	87	85	83	82	81	80	79	80	80	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	78	79	81	82	83	84	85	85	82	81	81	80	79	78	78	78
Tue	77	79	80	81	81	82	84	84	82	82	83	82	80	79	79	78	78
Wed	77	79	79	81	81	83	84	83	83	83	82	84	80	81	78	78	78
Thu	78	79	79	80	81	82	83	84	84	83	84	81	79	79	79	79	78
Fri	78	78	79	80	81	82	85	87	87	84	82	83	79	79	79	79	78
Sat	78	78	78	78	79	81	88	95	83	84	83	80	79	79	79	79	78
Sun	78	78	78	78	79	80	84	87	85	83	82	81	80	79	80	80	78