Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Pasadena

Right now (9:48 pm PDT): about 67 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East, usually 64 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 Pasadena 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	64	64	67	71	70	72	77	82	86	96	105	99	99	88	72	66	64
Tue	63	65	69	73	71	73	76	78	85	106	103	100	101	87	78	68	64
Wed	63	65	68	73	72	72	74	77	80	95	101	119	102	86	78	70	64
Thu	63	65	69	72	71	72	76	80	86	110	118	117	102	92	80	73	64
Fri	64	64	68	70	70	74	83	93	100	113	115	115	110	96	76	69	64
Sat	64	64	64	66	68	73	82	92	88	85	80	75	77	74	71	69	64
Sun	64	63	64	64	66	68	72	76	76	76	87	78	82	69	70	70	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Oxnard to Pasadena (via US-101 South and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 53 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard (East 5th Street) to Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) 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 Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 63 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Pasadena?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · SR-134 East 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	64	64	67	71	70	72	77	82	86	96	105	99	99	88	72	66	64
Tue	63	65	69	73	71	73	76	78	85	106	103	100	101	87	78	68	64
Wed	63	65	68	73	72	72	74	77	80	95	101	119	102	86	78	70	64
Thu	63	65	69	72	71	72	76	80	86	110	118	117	102	92	80	73	64
Fri	64	64	68	70	70	74	83	93	100	113	115	115	110	96	76	69	64
Sat	64	64	64	66	68	73	82	92	88	85	80	75	77	74	71	69	64
Sun	64	63	64	64	66	68	72	76	76	76	87	78	82	69	70	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	64	67	71	70	72	77	82	86	96	105	99	99	88	72	66	64
Tue	63	65	69	73	71	73	76	78	85	106	103	100	101	87	78	68	64
Wed	63	65	68	73	72	72	74	77	80	95	101	119	102	86	78	70	64
Thu	63	65	69	72	71	72	76	80	86	110	118	117	102	92	80	73	64
Fri	64	64	68	70	70	74	83	93	100	113	115	115	110	96	76	69	64
Sat	64	64	64	66	68	73	82	92	88	85	80	75	77	74	71	69	64
Sun	64	63	64	64	66	68	72	76	76	76	87	78	82	69	70	70	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	64	67	71	70	72	77	82	86	96	105	99	99	88	72	66	64
Tue	63	65	69	73	71	73	76	78	85	106	103	100	101	87	78	68	64
Wed	63	65	68	73	72	72	74	77	80	95	101	119	102	86	78	70	64
Thu	63	65	69	72	71	72	76	80	86	110	118	117	102	92	80	73	64
Fri	64	64	68	70	70	74	83	93	100	113	115	115	110	96	76	69	64
Sat	64	64	64	66	68	73	82	92	88	85	80	75	77	74	71	69	64
Sun	64	63	64	64	66	68	72	76	76	76	87	78	82	69	70	70	64