Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Monterey Park

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 103 minutes via US-101 South, usually 104 at this time.

Only 11% 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	65	71	74	77	77	78	82	85	91	105	117	110	106	94	75	67	65
Tue	64	72	74	82	82	80	81	81	95	122	120	116	112	96	82	69	65
Wed	65	72	74	83	80	80	80	83	89	109	116	132	116	94	84	72	66
Thu	65	72	75	80	80	77	81	83	95	125	134	132	117	102	88	75	65
Fri	65	71	74	77	77	79	85	102	109	125	129	124	118	104	83	73	66
Sat	65	65	66	70	77	80	86	94	98	93	91	88	89	84	81	73	65
Sun	65	64	65	65	68	73	77	81	82	83	94	85	88	76	77	73	66

About this drive

On weekdays the 70-mile drive from Oxnard to Monterey Park (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 64 minutes and up to 135 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 94 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (98 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 10 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 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 135 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 70-mile drive usually takes 64 to 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 94 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Monterey Park?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 135 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	65	71	74	77	77	78	82	85	91	105	117	110	106	94	75	67	65
Tue	64	72	74	82	82	80	81	81	95	122	120	116	112	96	82	69	65
Wed	65	72	74	83	80	80	80	83	89	109	116	132	116	94	84	72	66
Thu	65	72	75	80	80	77	81	83	95	125	134	132	117	102	88	75	65
Fri	65	71	74	77	77	79	85	102	109	125	129	124	118	104	83	73	66
Sat	65	65	66	70	77	80	86	94	98	93	91	88	89	84	81	73	65
Sun	65	64	65	65	68	73	77	81	82	83	94	85	88	76	77	73	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	71	74	77	77	78	82	85	91	105	117	110	106	94	75	67	65
Tue	64	72	74	82	82	80	81	81	95	122	120	116	112	96	82	69	65
Wed	65	72	74	83	80	80	80	83	89	109	116	132	116	94	84	72	66
Thu	65	72	75	80	80	77	81	83	95	125	134	132	117	102	88	75	65
Fri	65	71	74	77	77	79	85	102	109	125	129	124	118	104	83	73	66
Sat	65	65	66	70	77	80	86	94	98	93	91	88	89	84	81	73	65
Sun	65	64	65	65	68	73	77	81	82	83	94	85	88	76	77	73	66

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	71	74	77	77	78	82	85	91	105	117	110	106	94	75	67	65
Tue	64	72	74	82	82	80	81	81	95	122	120	116	112	96	82	69	65
Wed	65	72	74	83	80	80	80	83	89	109	116	132	116	94	84	72	66
Thu	65	72	75	80	80	77	81	83	95	125	134	132	117	102	88	75	65
Fri	65	71	74	77	77	79	85	102	109	125	129	124	118	104	83	73	66
Sat	65	65	66	70	77	80	86	94	98	93	91	88	89	84	81	73	65
Sun	65	64	65	65	68	73	77	81	82	83	94	85	88	76	77	73	66