Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Pasadena

Right now (10:35 pm PST): about 65 minutes via US-101 South and SR-134 East.

Only 8% 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	65	69	76	75	72	77	82	89	108	121	122	115	102	81	68	64
Tue	64	65	70	77	76	75	76	80	91	118	119	121	116	105	88	71	64
Wed	64	65	69	77	79	76	76	81	87	102	118	134	116	101	88	74	65
Thu	64	65	70	77	77	74	78	81	88	117	135	138	117	108	91	77	65
Fri	64	65	70	75	75	77	87	96	107	126	132	129	123	106	86	74	65
Sat	64	64	65	66	69	74	81	87	94	92	88	84	85	82	77	72	65
Sun	64	64	64	64	66	68	72	77	81	83	96	91	90	78	76	72	65

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 64 minutes and up to 139 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (96 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 38 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 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 64 minutes then, versus up to 139 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 64 to 139 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Pasadena?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 139 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	65	69	76	75	72	77	82	89	108	121	122	115	102	81	68	64
Tue	64	65	70	77	76	75	76	80	91	118	119	121	116	105	88	71	64
Wed	64	65	69	77	79	76	76	81	87	102	118	134	116	101	88	74	65
Thu	64	65	70	77	77	74	78	81	88	117	135	138	117	108	91	77	65
Fri	64	65	70	75	75	77	87	96	107	126	132	129	123	106	86	74	65
Sat	64	64	65	66	69	74	81	87	94	92	88	84	85	82	77	72	65
Sun	64	64	64	64	66	68	72	77	81	83	96	91	90	78	76	72	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	65	69	76	75	72	77	82	89	108	121	122	115	102	81	68	64
Tue	64	65	70	77	76	75	76	80	91	118	119	121	116	105	88	71	64
Wed	64	65	69	77	79	76	76	81	87	102	118	134	116	101	88	74	65
Thu	64	65	70	77	77	74	78	81	88	117	135	138	117	108	91	77	65
Fri	64	65	70	75	75	77	87	96	107	126	132	129	123	106	86	74	65
Sat	64	64	65	66	69	74	81	87	94	92	88	84	85	82	77	72	65
Sun	64	64	64	64	66	68	72	77	81	83	96	91	90	78	76	72	65

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	64	65	69	76	75	72	77	82	89	108	121	122	115	102	81	68	64
Tue	64	65	70	77	76	75	76	80	91	118	119	121	116	105	88	71	64
Wed	64	65	69	77	79	76	76	81	87	102	118	134	116	101	88	74	65
Thu	64	65	70	77	77	74	78	81	88	117	135	138	117	108	91	77	65
Fri	64	65	70	75	75	77	87	96	107	126	132	129	123	106	86	74	65
Sat	64	64	65	66	69	74	81	87	94	92	88	84	85	82	77	72	65
Sun	64	64	64	64	66	68	72	77	81	83	96	91	90	78	76	72	65