Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Long Beach

Right now (11:51 am PST): about 99 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 143 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	79	82	89	87	86	90	99	113	133	136	138	127	101	87	81	78
Tue	79	79	87	109	101	91	98	150	208	243	247	208	167	127	106	84	78
Wed	79	79	90	104	95	89	101	153	234	250	245	216	176	137	113	89	79
Thu	79	80	86	103	94	92	112	143	214	210	206	193	177	152	120	94	79
Fri	79	79	86	88	86	93	137	175	187	168	166	174	155	136	115	93	79
Sat	80	79	79	81	83	89	97	107	119	121	120	112	102	93	91	86	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	83	88	94	96	96	95	94	91	90	90	85	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 78 minutes and up to 254 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 162 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (126 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 37 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 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 254 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 81-mile drive usually takes 78 to 254 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 162 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Long Beach?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 254 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	79	82	89	87	86	90	99	113	133	136	138	127	101	87	81	78
Tue	79	79	87	109	101	91	98	150	208	243	247	208	167	127	106	84	78
Wed	79	79	90	104	95	89	101	153	234	250	245	216	176	137	113	89	79
Thu	79	80	86	103	94	92	112	143	214	210	206	193	177	152	120	94	79
Fri	79	79	86	88	86	93	137	175	187	168	166	174	155	136	115	93	79
Sat	80	79	79	81	83	89	97	107	119	121	120	112	102	93	91	86	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	83	88	94	96	96	95	94	91	90	90	85	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	82	89	87	86	90	99	113	133	136	138	127	101	87	81	78
Tue	79	79	87	109	101	91	98	150	208	243	247	208	167	127	106	84	78
Wed	79	79	90	104	95	89	101	153	234	250	245	216	176	137	113	89	79
Thu	79	80	86	103	94	92	112	143	214	210	206	193	177	152	120	94	79
Fri	79	79	86	88	86	93	137	175	187	168	166	174	155	136	115	93	79
Sat	80	79	79	81	83	89	97	107	119	121	120	112	102	93	91	86	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	83	88	94	96	96	95	94	91	90	90	85	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	78	79	82	89	87	86	90	99	113	133	136	138	127	101	87	81	78
Tue	79	79	87	109	101	91	98	150	208	243	247	208	167	127	106	84	78
Wed	79	79	90	104	95	89	101	153	234	250	245	216	176	137	113	89	79
Thu	79	80	86	103	94	92	112	143	214	210	206	193	177	152	120	94	79
Fri	79	79	86	88	86	93	137	175	187	168	166	174	155	136	115	93	79
Sat	80	79	79	81	83	89	97	107	119	121	120	112	102	93	91	86	79
Sun	79	79	79	80	81	83	88	94	96	96	95	94	91	90	90	85	78