Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Rancho Palos Verdes

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 107 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 121 at this time.

Only 4% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	82	83	86	93	90	90	94	103	117	136	139	141	129	103	90	85	81
Tue	82	83	91	113	103	95	102	154	201	222	251	212	172	130	106	87	82
Wed	83	83	94	109	97	93	105	156	216	247	246	222	181	140	113	90	82
Thu	83	84	91	108	96	96	117	145	204	214	208	197	182	155	123	95	83
Fri	82	82	90	92	90	98	139	176	192	170	166	176	160	140	118	94	82
Sat	83	82	83	85	87	92	102	111	123	125	123	115	104	96	95	89	83
Sun	83	82	82	84	85	87	92	98	100	100	98	98	94	94	93	89	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Oxnard to Rancho Palos Verdes (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 251 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 162 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (130 minutes).

About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 13 miles surface streets (17 to 33 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 251 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Rancho Palos Verdes?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 81 to 251 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 162 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Rancho Palos Verdes?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 251 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (29 miles) · I-110 South in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	93	90	90	94	103	117	136	139	141	129	103	90	85	81
Tue	82	83	91	113	103	95	102	154	201	222	251	212	172	130	106	87	82
Wed	83	83	94	109	97	93	105	156	216	247	246	222	181	140	113	90	82
Thu	83	84	91	108	96	96	117	145	204	214	208	197	182	155	123	95	83
Fri	82	82	90	92	90	98	139	176	192	170	166	176	160	140	118	94	82
Sat	83	82	83	85	87	92	102	111	123	125	123	115	104	96	95	89	83
Sun	83	82	82	84	85	87	92	98	100	100	98	98	94	94	93	89	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	93	90	90	94	103	117	136	139	141	129	103	90	85	81
Tue	82	83	91	113	103	95	102	154	201	222	251	212	172	130	106	87	82
Wed	83	83	94	109	97	93	105	156	216	247	246	222	181	140	113	90	82
Thu	83	84	91	108	96	96	117	145	204	214	208	197	182	155	123	95	83
Fri	82	82	90	92	90	98	139	176	192	170	166	176	160	140	118	94	82
Sat	83	82	83	85	87	92	102	111	123	125	123	115	104	96	95	89	83
Sun	83	82	82	84	85	87	92	98	100	100	98	98	94	94	93	89	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	93	90	90	94	103	117	136	139	141	129	103	90	85	81
Tue	82	83	91	113	103	95	102	154	201	222	251	212	172	130	106	87	82
Wed	83	83	94	109	97	93	105	156	216	247	246	222	181	140	113	90	82
Thu	83	84	91	108	96	96	117	145	204	214	208	197	182	155	123	95	83
Fri	82	82	90	92	90	98	139	176	192	170	166	176	160	140	118	94	82
Sat	83	82	83	85	87	92	102	111	123	125	123	115	104	96	95	89	83
Sun	83	82	82	84	85	87	92	98	100	100	98	98	94	94	93	89	82