Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Norwalk

Right now (7:18 pm PDT): about 99 minutes via US-101 South, usually 86 at this time.

Only 7% 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	83	83	91	97	104	108	142	158	149	135	111	85	78	73
Tue	72	84	91	86	83	88	92	92	109	157	160	150	144	115	100	79	74
Wed	72	87	92	87	84	86	88	94	110	127	138	152	138	113	95	79	73
Thu	72	84	90	83	86	90	95	103	111	162	177	173	147	109	94	83	73
Fri	72	82	93	89	87	91	98	117	148	171	171	171	146	116	94	80	74
Sat	72	73	75	80	82	89	96	105	115	117	113	102	98	91	88	82	72
Sun	72	71	72	74	79	81	88	91	95	97	108	99	103	88	87	82	73

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 177 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 115 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (120 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 17 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 177 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 78-mile drive usually takes 72 to 177 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 115 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Norwalk?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 177 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	84	83	83	91	97	104	108	142	158	149	135	111	85	78	73
Tue	72	84	91	86	83	88	92	92	109	157	160	150	144	115	100	79	74
Wed	72	87	92	87	84	86	88	94	110	127	138	152	138	113	95	79	73
Thu	72	84	90	83	86	90	95	103	111	162	177	173	147	109	94	83	73
Fri	72	82	93	89	87	91	98	117	148	171	171	171	146	116	94	80	74
Sat	72	73	75	80	82	89	96	105	115	117	113	102	98	91	88	82	72
Sun	72	71	72	74	79	81	88	91	95	97	108	99	103	88	87	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	84	83	83	91	97	104	108	142	158	149	135	111	85	78	73
Tue	72	84	91	86	83	88	92	92	109	157	160	150	144	115	100	79	74
Wed	72	87	92	87	84	86	88	94	110	127	138	152	138	113	95	79	73
Thu	72	84	90	83	86	90	95	103	111	162	177	173	147	109	94	83	73
Fri	72	82	93	89	87	91	98	117	148	171	171	171	146	116	94	80	74
Sat	72	73	75	80	82	89	96	105	115	117	113	102	98	91	88	82	72
Sun	72	71	72	74	79	81	88	91	95	97	108	99	103	88	87	82	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	80	84	83	83	91	97	104	108	142	158	149	135	111	85	78	73
Tue	72	84	91	86	83	88	92	92	109	157	160	150	144	115	100	79	74
Wed	72	87	92	87	84	86	88	94	110	127	138	152	138	113	95	79	73
Thu	72	84	90	83	86	90	95	103	111	162	177	173	147	109	94	83	73
Fri	72	82	93	89	87	91	98	117	148	171	171	171	146	116	94	80	74
Sat	72	73	75	80	82	89	96	105	115	117	113	102	98	91	88	82	72
Sun	72	71	72	74	79	81	88	91	95	97	108	99	103	88	87	82	73