Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Santa Monica

Right now (5:51 pm PDT): about 70 minutes via US-101 South and I-405 South, usually 59 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	57	58	58	59	60	62	62	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	58	57
Tue	57	58	59	60	59	61	62	63	61	61	62	61	60	59	58	58	58
Wed	57	58	59	60	60	62	62	62	62	61	61	63	60	61	58	58	58
Thu	57	59	59	59	60	61	62	63	64	62	63	60	59	58	58	58	58
Fri	57	58	58	59	60	61	64	66	66	63	62	62	58	58	59	59	58
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	61	67	74	63	63	62	60	58	58	58	59	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	62	65	63	63	61	60	59	59	59	59	57

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 57 minutes and up to 66 minutes, when leaving around 1 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 1:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (74 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 25 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 11:30 am or after 1:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 57 minutes then, versus up to 66 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 58-mile drive usually takes 57 to 66 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 1 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 66 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	57	58	58	59	60	62	62	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	58	57
Tue	57	58	59	60	59	61	62	63	61	61	62	61	60	59	58	58	58
Wed	57	58	59	60	60	62	62	62	62	61	61	63	60	61	58	58	58
Thu	57	59	59	59	60	61	62	63	64	62	63	60	59	58	58	58	58
Fri	57	58	58	59	60	61	64	66	66	63	62	62	58	58	59	59	58
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	61	67	74	63	63	62	60	58	58	58	59	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	62	65	63	63	61	60	59	59	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	58	59	60	62	62	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	58	57
Tue	57	58	59	60	59	61	62	63	61	61	62	61	60	59	58	58	58
Wed	57	58	59	60	60	62	62	62	62	61	61	63	60	61	58	58	58
Thu	57	59	59	59	60	61	62	63	64	62	63	60	59	58	58	58	58
Fri	57	58	58	59	60	61	64	66	66	63	62	62	58	58	59	59	58
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	61	67	74	63	63	62	60	58	58	58	59	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	62	65	63	63	61	60	59	59	59	59	57

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	57	58	58	59	60	62	62	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	58	57
Tue	57	58	59	60	59	61	62	63	61	61	62	61	60	59	58	58	58
Wed	57	58	59	60	60	62	62	62	62	61	61	63	60	61	58	58	58
Thu	57	59	59	59	60	61	62	63	64	62	63	60	59	58	58	58	58
Fri	57	58	58	59	60	61	64	66	66	63	62	62	58	58	59	59	58
Sat	58	57	57	58	58	61	67	74	63	63	62	60	58	58	58	59	57
Sun	57	57	57	57	58	59	62	65	63	63	61	60	59	59	59	59	57