Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Pasadena

Right now (8:48 am PDT): about 63 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East, usually 65 at this time.

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Oxnard to Pasadena (via US-101 South and SR-134 East) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 85 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

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	61	71	81	81	77	73	71	70	69	69	71	70	72	67	63	62	61
Tue	61	72	83	84	80	75	72	70	69	72	72	73	75	70	64	62	61
Wed	60	72	83	84	80	75	72	72	71	73	74	75	77	70	64	63	61
Thu	61	71	83	84	80	76	74	73	73	77	76	77	80	72	65	63	61
Fri	61	69	78	78	76	75	74	77	77	80	79	75	75	70	65	63	61
Sat	61	62	62	63	65	69	72	74	75	74	72	70	67	65	63	63	61
Sun	61	61	61	62	62	64	67	70	72	72	70	68	66	64	64	65	61

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Oxnard to Pasadena?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 85 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 60 to 85 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Pasadena?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 85 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	71	81	81	77	73	71	70	69	69	71	70	72	67	63	62	61
Tue	61	72	83	84	80	75	72	70	69	72	72	73	75	70	64	62	61
Wed	60	72	83	84	80	75	72	72	71	73	74	75	77	70	64	63	61
Thu	61	71	83	84	80	76	74	73	73	77	76	77	80	72	65	63	61
Fri	61	69	78	78	76	75	74	77	77	80	79	75	75	70	65	63	61
Sat	61	62	62	63	65	69	72	74	75	74	72	70	67	65	63	63	61
Sun	61	61	61	62	62	64	67	70	72	72	70	68	66	64	64	65	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	71	81	81	77	73	71	70	69	69	71	70	72	67	63	62	61
Tue	61	72	83	84	80	75	72	70	69	72	72	73	75	70	64	62	61
Wed	60	72	83	84	80	75	72	72	71	73	74	75	77	70	64	63	61
Thu	61	71	83	84	80	76	74	73	73	77	76	77	80	72	65	63	61
Fri	61	69	78	78	76	75	74	77	77	80	79	75	75	70	65	63	61
Sat	61	62	62	63	65	69	72	74	75	74	72	70	67	65	63	63	61
Sun	61	61	61	62	62	64	67	70	72	72	70	68	66	64	64	65	61

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	61	71	81	81	77	73	71	70	69	69	71	70	72	67	63	62	61
Tue	61	72	83	84	80	75	72	70	69	72	72	73	75	70	64	62	61
Wed	60	72	83	84	80	75	72	72	71	73	74	75	77	70	64	63	61
Thu	61	71	83	84	80	76	74	73	73	77	76	77	80	72	65	63	61
Fri	61	69	78	78	76	75	74	77	77	80	79	75	75	70	65	63	61
Sat	61	62	62	63	65	69	72	74	75	74	72	70	67	65	63	63	61
Sun	61	61	61	62	62	64	67	70	72	72	70	68	66	64	64	65	61