Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Sherman Oaks
Right now (3:06 am PST): about 45 minutes via US-101 South.
Only 7% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 44 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 47 | 44 |
| Tue | 44 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 48 | 44 |
| Wed | 44 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
| Thu | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 45 |
| Fri | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Sat | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 45 |
| Sun | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 63 | 59 | 60 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 44 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Oxnard to Sherman Oaks (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 44 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 55 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (63 minutes).
About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (7 to 12 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard to central Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks?
On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 44 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Sherman Oaks?
The 47-mile drive usually takes 44 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 55 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Sherman Oaks?
Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (41 miles)
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