Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Santa Clarita

Right now (2:19 pm PDT): about 81 minutes via SR-118 East, usually 80 at this time.

None 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 55-mile drive from Oxnard to Santa Clarita (via SR-118 East) usually takes as little as 73 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 1 pm or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Sundays (81 minutes).

About 27 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (49 to 77 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 central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 1 pm or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 73 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 55-mile drive usually takes 73 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 East in Los Angeles (23 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (3 miles) · SR-23 North in Los Angeles (1.1 miles)

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