Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Santa Barbara

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 56 minutes via US-101 North, usually 59 at this time.

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Oxnard to Santa Barbara (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 50 minutes and up to 72 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Barbara to Oxnard

Freeway, about 14 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 24 miles: 37 to 53 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Oxnard (East 5th Street) to central Santa Barbara (Anacapa Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oxnard to Santa Barbara 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	50	51	56	58	58	53	60	60	61	60	67	67	61	60	50	50	50
Tue	50	51	60	62	59	53	57	57	57	58	59	61	62	54	50	50	50
Wed	50	51	60	63	67	52	59	57	59	58	62	65	64	55	50	50	50
Thu	50	52	60	64	60	54	57	60	62	62	63	64	65	59	50	50	50
Fri	50	51	54	58	61	57	63	67	66	69	72	68	65	59	50	50	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	55	62	69	77	68	61	56	53	50	50	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	58	61	68	77	76	60	56	54	50	50	50

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 Santa Barbara?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 50 minutes then, versus up to 72 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Santa Barbara?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 50 to 72 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Santa Barbara?

Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 72 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	56	58	58	53	60	60	61	60	67	67	61	60	50	50	50
Tue	50	51	60	62	59	53	57	57	57	58	59	61	62	54	50	50	50
Wed	50	51	60	63	67	52	59	57	59	58	62	65	64	55	50	50	50
Thu	50	52	60	64	60	54	57	60	62	62	63	64	65	59	50	50	50
Fri	50	51	54	58	61	57	63	67	66	69	72	68	65	59	50	50	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	55	62	69	77	68	61	56	53	50	50	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	58	61	68	77	76	60	56	54	50	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	56	58	58	53	60	60	61	60	67	67	61	60	50	50	50
Tue	50	51	60	62	59	53	57	57	57	58	59	61	62	54	50	50	50
Wed	50	51	60	63	67	52	59	57	59	58	62	65	64	55	50	50	50
Thu	50	52	60	64	60	54	57	60	62	62	63	64	65	59	50	50	50
Fri	50	51	54	58	61	57	63	67	66	69	72	68	65	59	50	50	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	55	62	69	77	68	61	56	53	50	50	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	58	61	68	77	76	60	56	54	50	50	50

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	50	51	56	58	58	53	60	60	61	60	67	67	61	60	50	50	50
Tue	50	51	60	62	59	53	57	57	57	58	59	61	62	54	50	50	50
Wed	50	51	60	63	67	52	59	57	59	58	62	65	64	55	50	50	50
Thu	50	52	60	64	60	54	57	60	62	62	63	64	65	59	50	50	50
Fri	50	51	54	58	61	57	63	67	66	69	72	68	65	59	50	50	50
Sat	50	50	50	50	51	55	62	69	77	68	61	56	53	50	50	50	50
Sun	50	50	50	50	50	51	58	61	68	77	76	60	56	54	50	50	50