Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Monterey Park

Right now (6:35 pm PST): about 97 minutes via US-101 South, usually 106 at this time.

Only 8% 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 Monterey Park 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	66	77	80	84	84	83	87	90	98	113	127	124	117	107	82	69	65
Tue	65	77	80	85	88	87	85	86	99	122	124	122	115	108	90	72	65
Wed	65	76	79	84	86	85	84	87	92	109	122	137	120	107	93	75	66
Thu	66	76	79	84	86	83	86	87	96	123	138	137	122	111	95	79	66
Fri	66	75	79	81	83	84	90	101	115	130	138	132	125	111	91	76	67
Sat	65	66	68	72	79	82	85	90	102	98	98	94	97	92	89	77	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	69	77	83	87	90	92	107	100	102	89	87	77	67

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Oxnard to Monterey Park (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 141 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 98 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (107 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 141 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Monterey Park?

The 70-mile drive usually takes 65 to 141 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 98 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 141 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (46 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-10 East in Los Angeles (6 miles) · SR-134 East in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

Monterey Park 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	66	77	80	84	84	83	87	90	98	113	127	124	117	107	82	69	65
Tue	65	77	80	85	88	87	85	86	99	122	124	122	115	108	90	72	65
Wed	65	76	79	84	86	85	84	87	92	109	122	137	120	107	93	75	66
Thu	66	76	79	84	86	83	86	87	96	123	138	137	122	111	95	79	66
Fri	66	75	79	81	83	84	90	101	115	130	138	132	125	111	91	76	67
Sat	65	66	68	72	79	82	85	90	102	98	98	94	97	92	89	77	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	69	77	83	87	90	92	107	100	102	89	87	77	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	77	80	84	84	83	87	90	98	113	127	124	117	107	82	69	65
Tue	65	77	80	85	88	87	85	86	99	122	124	122	115	108	90	72	65
Wed	65	76	79	84	86	85	84	87	92	109	122	137	120	107	93	75	66
Thu	66	76	79	84	86	83	86	87	96	123	138	137	122	111	95	79	66
Fri	66	75	79	81	83	84	90	101	115	130	138	132	125	111	91	76	67
Sat	65	66	68	72	79	82	85	90	102	98	98	94	97	92	89	77	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	69	77	83	87	90	92	107	100	102	89	87	77	67

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	66	77	80	84	84	83	87	90	98	113	127	124	117	107	82	69	65
Tue	65	77	80	85	88	87	85	86	99	122	124	122	115	108	90	72	65
Wed	65	76	79	84	86	85	84	87	92	109	122	137	120	107	93	75	66
Thu	66	76	79	84	86	83	86	87	96	123	138	137	122	111	95	79	66
Fri	66	75	79	81	83	84	90	101	115	130	138	132	125	111	91	76	67
Sat	65	66	68	72	79	82	85	90	102	98	98	94	97	92	89	77	67
Sun	65	65	65	66	69	77	83	87	90	92	107	100	102	89	87	77	67