Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Palmdale

Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 110 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 South, usually 111 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Palmdale 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	103	103	102	104	106	107	111	109	111	109	113	112	113	111	105	104	103
Tue	102	104	102	104	105	105	105	106	106	108	109	106	107	106	106	105	102
Wed	102	102	102	104	104	104	104	105	106	107	109	108	107	107	106	103	102
Thu	102	102	102	102	104	104	106	106	106	106	109	109	108	112	110	105	104
Fri	102	103	102	103	104	104	104	106	107	109	110	112	114	116	114	105	101
Sat	102	101	103	103	102	102	105	103	105	104	104	104	103	104	105	103	101
Sun	101	101	101	102	101	102	102	102	102	102	102	101	102	102	103	103	101

About this drive

On weekdays the 88-mile drive from Oxnard to Palmdale (via SR-14 North and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 101 minutes and up to 116 minutes, when leaving around 6 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 44 miles surface streets (55 to 59 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Palmdale 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 Palmdale?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 116 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 101 to 116 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Palmdale?

Leaving around 6 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 116 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 North in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (17 miles)

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More drives

Palmdale 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
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Tue	102	104	102	104	105	105	105	106	106	108	109	106	107	106	106	105	102
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Thu	102	102	102	102	104	104	106	106	106	106	109	109	108	112	110	105	104
Fri	102	103	102	103	104	104	104	106	107	109	110	112	114	116	114	105	101
Sat	102	101	103	103	102	102	105	103	105	104	104	104	103	104	105	103	101
Sun	101	101	101	102	101	102	102	102	102	102	102	101	102	102	103	103	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	103	102	104	106	107	111	109	111	109	113	112	113	111	105	104	103
Tue	102	104	102	104	105	105	105	106	106	108	109	106	107	106	106	105	102
Wed	102	102	102	104	104	104	104	105	106	107	109	108	107	107	106	103	102
Thu	102	102	102	102	104	104	106	106	106	106	109	109	108	112	110	105	104
Fri	102	103	102	103	104	104	104	106	107	109	110	112	114	116	114	105	101
Sat	102	101	103	103	102	102	105	103	105	104	104	104	103	104	105	103	101
Sun	101	101	101	102	101	102	102	102	102	102	102	101	102	102	103	103	101

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	103	103	102	104	106	107	111	109	111	109	113	112	113	111	105	104	103
Tue	102	104	102	104	105	105	105	106	106	108	109	106	107	106	106	105	102
Wed	102	102	102	104	104	104	104	105	106	107	109	108	107	107	106	103	102
Thu	102	102	102	102	104	104	106	106	106	106	109	109	108	112	110	105	104
Fri	102	103	102	103	104	104	104	106	107	109	110	112	114	116	114	105	101
Sat	102	101	103	103	102	102	105	103	105	104	104	104	103	104	105	103	101
Sun	101	101	101	102	101	102	102	102	102	102	102	101	102	102	103	103	101