Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Palmdale

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 109 minutes via SR-14 North and I-5 South, usually 103 at this time.

Only 10% 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.

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 119 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 2:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 107 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4 pm on Saturdays (104 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 60 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 before 2:30 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 88-mile drive usually takes 101 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 107 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Palmdale?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 119 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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