Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Van Nuys

Right now (11:02 pm PDT): about 53 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.

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Oxnard to Van Nuys (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 52 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (64 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Van Nuys to Oxnard

Freeway, about 32 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 15 miles: 24 to 46 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 central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) 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 Van Nuys 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	53	58	63	62	58	57	56	57	57	59	65	70	70	58	53	53	52
Tue	53	60	67	69	63	59	58	57	58	60	66	71	71	60	53	53	52
Wed	53	60	68	69	64	61	59	58	59	62	68	74	73	62	54	53	53
Thu	53	60	67	67	62	60	60	59	60	63	71	78	76	64	54	53	52
Fri	53	57	60	60	58	60	62	63	64	68	77	85	84	67	55	53	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	55	59	63	63	62	62	63	64	63	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	57	60	60	61	62	64	64	60	57	55	53

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 Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 52 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Van Nuys?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 52 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (32 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	58	63	62	58	57	56	57	57	59	65	70	70	58	53	53	52
Tue	53	60	67	69	63	59	58	57	58	60	66	71	71	60	53	53	52
Wed	53	60	68	69	64	61	59	58	59	62	68	74	73	62	54	53	53
Thu	53	60	67	67	62	60	60	59	60	63	71	78	76	64	54	53	52
Fri	53	57	60	60	58	60	62	63	64	68	77	85	84	67	55	53	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	55	59	63	63	62	62	63	64	63	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	57	60	60	61	62	64	64	60	57	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	58	63	62	58	57	56	57	57	59	65	70	70	58	53	53	52
Tue	53	60	67	69	63	59	58	57	58	60	66	71	71	60	53	53	52
Wed	53	60	68	69	64	61	59	58	59	62	68	74	73	62	54	53	53
Thu	53	60	67	67	62	60	60	59	60	63	71	78	76	64	54	53	52
Fri	53	57	60	60	58	60	62	63	64	68	77	85	84	67	55	53	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	55	59	63	63	62	62	63	64	63	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	57	60	60	61	62	64	64	60	57	55	53

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	53	58	63	62	58	57	56	57	57	59	65	70	70	58	53	53	52
Tue	53	60	67	69	63	59	58	57	58	60	66	71	71	60	53	53	52
Wed	53	60	68	69	64	61	59	58	59	62	68	74	73	62	54	53	53
Thu	53	60	67	67	62	60	60	59	60	63	71	78	76	64	54	53	52
Fri	53	57	60	60	58	60	62	63	64	68	77	85	84	67	55	53	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	55	59	63	63	62	62	63	64	63	58	55	54	52
Sun	52	52	52	52	53	54	57	60	60	61	62	64	64	60	57	55	53