Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to South Gate

Right now (6:06 pm PST): about 110 minutes via US-101 South, usually 100 at this time.

Only 6% 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 South Gate 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	70	74	76	78	79	80	83	86	90	103	119	115	109	100	84	74	69
Tue	69	75	79	80	80	83	83	85	91	113	116	113	109	100	89	75	69
Wed	69	75	78	78	80	80	81	85	88	99	111	125	111	97	88	77	70
Thu	70	75	77	78	79	82	84	85	89	114	132	133	114	103	90	81	70
Fri	69	74	79	78	80	82	89	96	103	125	131	127	121	105	86	78	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	76	80	83	87	94	92	89	88	89	85	82	78	71
Sun	69	69	69	70	75	77	80	82	84	86	100	94	95	84	83	79	71

About this drive

On weekdays the 74-mile drive from Oxnard to South Gate (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 134 minutes, when leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 92 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 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 South Gate 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 South Gate?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 134 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to South Gate?

The 74-mile drive usually takes 69 to 134 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 92 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to South Gate?

Leaving around 3:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 134 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (59 miles) · I-710 South in Los Angeles (4 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (3 miles)

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South Gate to Oxnard (return trip) · Oxnard to Los Angeles · Oxnard to Pasadena · Oxnard to Long Beach · Oxnard to Burbank · Oxnard to Glendale · Oxnard to Van Nuys · Oxnard to Torrance · Oxnard to LAX · Oxnard to Hollywood · Oxnard to Culver City · Oxnard to El Monte

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	76	78	79	80	83	86	90	103	119	115	109	100	84	74	69
Tue	69	75	79	80	80	83	83	85	91	113	116	113	109	100	89	75	69
Wed	69	75	78	78	80	80	81	85	88	99	111	125	111	97	88	77	70
Thu	70	75	77	78	79	82	84	85	89	114	132	133	114	103	90	81	70
Fri	69	74	79	78	80	82	89	96	103	125	131	127	121	105	86	78	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	76	80	83	87	94	92	89	88	89	85	82	78	71
Sun	69	69	69	70	75	77	80	82	84	86	100	94	95	84	83	79	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	76	78	79	80	83	86	90	103	119	115	109	100	84	74	69
Tue	69	75	79	80	80	83	83	85	91	113	116	113	109	100	89	75	69
Wed	69	75	78	78	80	80	81	85	88	99	111	125	111	97	88	77	70
Thu	70	75	77	78	79	82	84	85	89	114	132	133	114	103	90	81	70
Fri	69	74	79	78	80	82	89	96	103	125	131	127	121	105	86	78	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	76	80	83	87	94	92	89	88	89	85	82	78	71
Sun	69	69	69	70	75	77	80	82	84	86	100	94	95	84	83	79	71

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	70	74	76	78	79	80	83	86	90	103	119	115	109	100	84	74	69
Tue	69	75	79	80	80	83	83	85	91	113	116	113	109	100	89	75	69
Wed	69	75	78	78	80	80	81	85	88	99	111	125	111	97	88	77	70
Thu	70	75	77	78	79	82	84	85	89	114	132	133	114	103	90	81	70
Fri	69	74	79	78	80	82	89	96	103	125	131	127	121	105	86	78	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	76	80	83	87	94	92	89	88	89	85	82	78	71
Sun	69	69	69	70	75	77	80	82	84	86	100	94	95	84	83	79	71