Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to South Gate

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 129 minutes via US-101 South, usually 111 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	71	74	75	78	78	82	85	89	96	107	117	112	105	98	80	73	69
Tue	69	74	77	78	78	83	84	86	93	117	115	111	106	95	86	74	69
Wed	69	74	76	76	77	81	81	86	90	102	113	129	111	95	86	76	70
Thu	69	75	75	77	77	82	86	87	91	121	135	130	111	97	86	79	70
Fri	69	73	77	76	79	83	92	98	111	128	131	130	122	102	82	77	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	77	82	88	96	96	95	89	86	86	83	80	77	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	77	78	82	84	85	86	101	90	93	80	79	78	70

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 135 minutes, when leaving around 3 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 95 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (101 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 16 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 135 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 135 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 95 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to South Gate?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 135 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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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	74	75	78	78	82	85	89	96	107	117	112	105	98	80	73	69
Tue	69	74	77	78	78	83	84	86	93	117	115	111	106	95	86	74	69
Wed	69	74	76	76	77	81	81	86	90	102	113	129	111	95	86	76	70
Thu	69	75	75	77	77	82	86	87	91	121	135	130	111	97	86	79	70
Fri	69	73	77	76	79	83	92	98	111	128	131	130	122	102	82	77	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	77	82	88	96	96	95	89	86	86	83	80	77	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	77	78	82	84	85	86	101	90	93	80	79	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	74	75	78	78	82	85	89	96	107	117	112	105	98	80	73	69
Tue	69	74	77	78	78	83	84	86	93	117	115	111	106	95	86	74	69
Wed	69	74	76	76	77	81	81	86	90	102	113	129	111	95	86	76	70
Thu	69	75	75	77	77	82	86	87	91	121	135	130	111	97	86	79	70
Fri	69	73	77	76	79	83	92	98	111	128	131	130	122	102	82	77	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	77	82	88	96	96	95	89	86	86	83	80	77	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	77	78	82	84	85	86	101	90	93	80	79	78	70

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	74	75	78	78	82	85	89	96	107	117	112	105	98	80	73	69
Tue	69	74	77	78	78	83	84	86	93	117	115	111	106	95	86	74	69
Wed	69	74	76	76	77	81	81	86	90	102	113	129	111	95	86	76	70
Thu	69	75	75	77	77	82	86	87	91	121	135	130	111	97	86	79	70
Fri	69	73	77	76	79	83	92	98	111	128	131	130	122	102	82	77	70
Sat	69	70	72	74	77	82	88	96	96	95	89	86	86	83	80	77	70
Sun	69	69	69	71	77	78	82	84	85	86	101	90	93	80	79	78	70