Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Santa Monica

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 84 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (75 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Monica to Oxnard

Freeway, about 47 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 11 miles: 18 to 20 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 downtown Santa Monica 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 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	72	81	80	75	71	69	68	68	68	69	70	69	65	60	60	59
Tue	59	73	83	82	78	73	71	68	67	68	69	71	72	66	61	60	59
Wed	59	74	83	82	79	73	72	70	69	71	71	73	75	68	62	60	59
Thu	59	74	82	82	78	74	72	73	72	74	73	74	77	68	62	60	59
Fri	59	70	77	77	75	73	74	76	77	79	76	74	73	67	61	60	59
Sat	59	60	60	61	65	68	72	75	75	74	72	68	65	62	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	60	62	66	69	72	72	69	66	63	62	62	63	59

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 84 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 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Santa Monica?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	72	81	80	75	71	69	68	68	68	69	70	69	65	60	60	59
Tue	59	73	83	82	78	73	71	68	67	68	69	71	72	66	61	60	59
Wed	59	74	83	82	79	73	72	70	69	71	71	73	75	68	62	60	59
Thu	59	74	82	82	78	74	72	73	72	74	73	74	77	68	62	60	59
Fri	59	70	77	77	75	73	74	76	77	79	76	74	73	67	61	60	59
Sat	59	60	60	61	65	68	72	75	75	74	72	68	65	62	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	60	62	66	69	72	72	69	66	63	62	62	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	72	81	80	75	71	69	68	68	68	69	70	69	65	60	60	59
Tue	59	73	83	82	78	73	71	68	67	68	69	71	72	66	61	60	59
Wed	59	74	83	82	79	73	72	70	69	71	71	73	75	68	62	60	59
Thu	59	74	82	82	78	74	72	73	72	74	73	74	77	68	62	60	59
Fri	59	70	77	77	75	73	74	76	77	79	76	74	73	67	61	60	59
Sat	59	60	60	61	65	68	72	75	75	74	72	68	65	62	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	60	62	66	69	72	72	69	66	63	62	62	63	59

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	59	72	81	80	75	71	69	68	68	68	69	70	69	65	60	60	59
Tue	59	73	83	82	78	73	71	68	67	68	69	71	72	66	61	60	59
Wed	59	74	83	82	79	73	72	70	69	71	71	73	75	68	62	60	59
Thu	59	74	82	82	78	74	72	73	72	74	73	74	77	68	62	60	59
Fri	59	70	77	77	75	73	74	76	77	79	76	74	73	67	61	60	59
Sat	59	60	60	61	65	68	72	75	75	74	72	68	65	62	61	61	59
Sun	59	59	59	60	60	62	66	69	72	72	69	66	63	62	62	63	59