Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Norwalk

Right now (6:36 am PST): about 83 minutes via US-101 South, usually 90 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Norwalk 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	77	80	84	84	84	90	95	101	104	142	163	157	140	113	90	78	73
Tue	72	83	92	86	83	88	90	92	110	159	168	159	146	120	99	80	73
Wed	72	83	89	86	83	85	86	92	100	117	136	142	128	111	97	82	73
Thu	72	82	88	84	85	89	94	102	113	160	179	176	150	116	99	85	73
Fri	72	81	90	88	87	89	97	116	144	172	176	173	149	121	99	82	74
Sat	72	72	75	80	84	89	95	101	110	110	110	104	102	95	90	84	75
Sun	72	72	72	74	79	83	90	93	98	99	113	106	106	96	94	84	75

About this drive

On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Oxnard to Norwalk (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 72 minutes and up to 180 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 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (113 minutes).

About 71 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Norwalk 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 Norwalk?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 72 minutes then, versus up to 180 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Norwalk?

The 78-mile drive usually takes 72 to 180 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Norwalk?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 180 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (59 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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Norwalk 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	77	80	84	84	84	90	95	101	104	142	163	157	140	113	90	78	73
Tue	72	83	92	86	83	88	90	92	110	159	168	159	146	120	99	80	73
Wed	72	83	89	86	83	85	86	92	100	117	136	142	128	111	97	82	73
Thu	72	82	88	84	85	89	94	102	113	160	179	176	150	116	99	85	73
Fri	72	81	90	88	87	89	97	116	144	172	176	173	149	121	99	82	74
Sat	72	72	75	80	84	89	95	101	110	110	110	104	102	95	90	84	75
Sun	72	72	72	74	79	83	90	93	98	99	113	106	106	96	94	84	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	84	84	84	90	95	101	104	142	163	157	140	113	90	78	73
Tue	72	83	92	86	83	88	90	92	110	159	168	159	146	120	99	80	73
Wed	72	83	89	86	83	85	86	92	100	117	136	142	128	111	97	82	73
Thu	72	82	88	84	85	89	94	102	113	160	179	176	150	116	99	85	73
Fri	72	81	90	88	87	89	97	116	144	172	176	173	149	121	99	82	74
Sat	72	72	75	80	84	89	95	101	110	110	110	104	102	95	90	84	75
Sun	72	72	72	74	79	83	90	93	98	99	113	106	106	96	94	84	75

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	84	84	84	90	95	101	104	142	163	157	140	113	90	78	73
Tue	72	83	92	86	83	88	90	92	110	159	168	159	146	120	99	80	73
Wed	72	83	89	86	83	85	86	92	100	117	136	142	128	111	97	82	73
Thu	72	82	88	84	85	89	94	102	113	160	179	176	150	116	99	85	73
Fri	72	81	90	88	87	89	97	116	144	172	176	173	149	121	99	82	74
Sat	72	72	75	80	84	89	95	101	110	110	110	104	102	95	90	84	75
Sun	72	72	72	74	79	83	90	93	98	99	113	106	106	96	94	84	75