Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Santa Monica

Right now (5:17 am PDT): about 59 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 62 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Santa Monica 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	59	65	72	72	69	67	66	66	66	68	73	77	75	65	60	59	59
Tue	59	66	76	77	74	71	69	68	67	68	74	79	77	66	60	59	59
Wed	59	66	75	77	74	72	70	68	67	70	77	82	79	68	60	59	59
Thu	59	66	74	75	72	71	70	70	69	72	81	87	83	71	61	60	59
Fri	59	64	69	70	69	70	73	75	76	81	90	95	92	75	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	68	73	75	75	74	74	74	72	67	63	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	63	67	71	72	73	73	74	73	69	65	62	59

About this drive

On weekdays the 58-mile drive from Oxnard to Santa Monica (via US-101 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 95 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 70 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 47 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 miles surface streets (18 to 37 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 downtown Santa Monica 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 Monica?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 95 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 59 to 95 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 70 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 95 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (10 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	65	72	72	69	67	66	66	66	68	73	77	75	65	60	59	59
Tue	59	66	76	77	74	71	69	68	67	68	74	79	77	66	60	59	59
Wed	59	66	75	77	74	72	70	68	67	70	77	82	79	68	60	59	59
Thu	59	66	74	75	72	71	70	70	69	72	81	87	83	71	61	60	59
Fri	59	64	69	70	69	70	73	75	76	81	90	95	92	75	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	68	73	75	75	74	74	74	72	67	63	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	63	67	71	72	73	73	74	73	69	65	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	65	72	72	69	67	66	66	66	68	73	77	75	65	60	59	59
Tue	59	66	76	77	74	71	69	68	67	68	74	79	77	66	60	59	59
Wed	59	66	75	77	74	72	70	68	67	70	77	82	79	68	60	59	59
Thu	59	66	74	75	72	71	70	70	69	72	81	87	83	71	61	60	59
Fri	59	64	69	70	69	70	73	75	76	81	90	95	92	75	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	68	73	75	75	74	74	74	72	67	63	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	63	67	71	72	73	73	74	73	69	65	62	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	65	72	72	69	67	66	66	66	68	73	77	75	65	60	59	59
Tue	59	66	76	77	74	71	69	68	67	68	74	79	77	66	60	59	59
Wed	59	66	75	77	74	72	70	68	67	70	77	82	79	68	60	59	59
Thu	59	66	74	75	72	71	70	70	69	72	81	87	83	71	61	60	59
Fri	59	64	69	70	69	70	73	75	76	81	90	95	92	75	63	60	59
Sat	59	59	60	61	63	68	73	75	75	74	74	74	72	67	63	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	59	60	63	67	71	72	73	73	74	73	69	65	62	59