Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Manhattan Beach

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 87 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 95 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 68-mile drive from Oxnard to Manhattan Beach (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 174 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 99 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (100 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (18 to 29 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Manhattan Beach 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 Manhattan Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 68-mile drive usually takes 66 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 99 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Manhattan Beach?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (14 miles)

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