Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Seal Beach

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 150 minutes via I-405 South and US-101 South, usually 155 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 Seal Beach 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	82	83	86	95	91	91	95	108	130	157	164	164	140	106	91	85	81
Tue	82	82	91	113	104	95	102	167	233	263	256	216	173	130	105	86	81
Wed	82	83	95	107	97	93	106	172	262	277	255	224	183	140	113	89	82
Thu	83	84	91	106	96	95	119	159	232	221	207	193	179	155	122	92	82
Fri	82	83	92	92	90	97	154	198	197	171	162	174	158	135	118	94	82
Sat	83	82	83	85	87	93	106	117	136	129	126	116	102	95	94	89	81
Sun	82	82	82	83	85	87	90	96	99	98	96	93	94	94	94	89	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 89-mile drive from Oxnard to Seal Beach (via I-405 South and US-101 South) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 277 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 178 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Saturdays (138 minutes).

About 80 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (11 to 21 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Seal Beach 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 Seal Beach?

On weekdays, leave before 7 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 277 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Seal Beach?

The 89-mile drive usually takes 81 to 277 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 178 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Seal Beach?

Leaving around 2 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 277 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (40 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (37 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (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	82	83	86	95	91	91	95	108	130	157	164	164	140	106	91	85	81
Tue	82	82	91	113	104	95	102	167	233	263	256	216	173	130	105	86	81
Wed	82	83	95	107	97	93	106	172	262	277	255	224	183	140	113	89	82
Thu	83	84	91	106	96	95	119	159	232	221	207	193	179	155	122	92	82
Fri	82	83	92	92	90	97	154	198	197	171	162	174	158	135	118	94	82
Sat	83	82	83	85	87	93	106	117	136	129	126	116	102	95	94	89	81
Sun	82	82	82	83	85	87	90	96	99	98	96	93	94	94	94	89	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	95	91	91	95	108	130	157	164	164	140	106	91	85	81
Tue	82	82	91	113	104	95	102	167	233	263	256	216	173	130	105	86	81
Wed	82	83	95	107	97	93	106	172	262	277	255	224	183	140	113	89	82
Thu	83	84	91	106	96	95	119	159	232	221	207	193	179	155	122	92	82
Fri	82	83	92	92	90	97	154	198	197	171	162	174	158	135	118	94	82
Sat	83	82	83	85	87	93	106	117	136	129	126	116	102	95	94	89	81
Sun	82	82	82	83	85	87	90	96	99	98	96	93	94	94	94	89	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	82	83	86	95	91	91	95	108	130	157	164	164	140	106	91	85	81
Tue	82	82	91	113	104	95	102	167	233	263	256	216	173	130	105	86	81
Wed	82	83	95	107	97	93	106	172	262	277	255	224	183	140	113	89	82
Thu	83	84	91	106	96	95	119	159	232	221	207	193	179	155	122	92	82
Fri	82	83	92	92	90	97	154	198	197	171	162	174	158	135	118	94	82
Sat	83	82	83	85	87	93	106	117	136	129	126	116	102	95	94	89	81
Sun	82	82	82	83	85	87	90	96	99	98	96	93	94	94	94	89	81