Best Time to Drive from Oxnard to Whittier

Right now (2:48 pm PDT): about 146 minutes via US-101 South, usually 165 at this time.

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

Minutes from Oxnard to Whittier 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	85	87	90	90	92	99	103	111	120	141	152	142	133	115	92	85	81
Tue	81	90	94	92	91	97	101	102	118	154	152	145	135	116	101	86	81
Wed	81	92	94	90	90	94	98	102	114	131	142	157	135	117	101	87	81
Thu	81	90	94	89	92	98	103	110	122	162	176	164	141	116	102	92	81
Fri	81	90	95	93	94	99	112	126	154	166	165	164	147	120	99	87	82
Sat	81	81	84	88	90	100	110	127	122	123	116	108	103	98	96	89	81
Sun	81	80	81	83	88	92	99	103	105	108	118	107	109	95	95	90	81

About this drive

On weekdays the 77-mile drive from Oxnard to Whittier (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 81 minutes and up to 176 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 121 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (127 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 18 miles surface streets (29 to 50 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oxnard (East 5th Street) to central Whittier (Painter Avenue) 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 Whittier?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 176 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oxnard to Whittier?

The 77-mile drive usually takes 81 to 176 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 121 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oxnard to Whittier?

Leaving around 3 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 176 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 South in Los Angeles (52 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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More drives

Whittier 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	85	87	90	90	92	99	103	111	120	141	152	142	133	115	92	85	81
Tue	81	90	94	92	91	97	101	102	118	154	152	145	135	116	101	86	81
Wed	81	92	94	90	90	94	98	102	114	131	142	157	135	117	101	87	81
Thu	81	90	94	89	92	98	103	110	122	162	176	164	141	116	102	92	81
Fri	81	90	95	93	94	99	112	126	154	166	165	164	147	120	99	87	82
Sat	81	81	84	88	90	100	110	127	122	123	116	108	103	98	96	89	81
Sun	81	80	81	83	88	92	99	103	105	108	118	107	109	95	95	90	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	87	90	90	92	99	103	111	120	141	152	142	133	115	92	85	81
Tue	81	90	94	92	91	97	101	102	118	154	152	145	135	116	101	86	81
Wed	81	92	94	90	90	94	98	102	114	131	142	157	135	117	101	87	81
Thu	81	90	94	89	92	98	103	110	122	162	176	164	141	116	102	92	81
Fri	81	90	95	93	94	99	112	126	154	166	165	164	147	120	99	87	82
Sat	81	81	84	88	90	100	110	127	122	123	116	108	103	98	96	89	81
Sun	81	80	81	83	88	92	99	103	105	108	118	107	109	95	95	90	81

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	85	87	90	90	92	99	103	111	120	141	152	142	133	115	92	85	81
Tue	81	90	94	92	91	97	101	102	118	154	152	145	135	116	101	86	81
Wed	81	92	94	90	90	94	98	102	114	131	142	157	135	117	101	87	81
Thu	81	90	94	89	92	98	103	110	122	162	176	164	141	116	102	92	81
Fri	81	90	95	93	94	99	112	126	154	166	165	164	147	120	99	87	82
Sat	81	81	84	88	90	100	110	127	122	123	116	108	103	98	96	89	81
Sun	81	80	81	83	88	92	99	103	105	108	118	107	109	95	95	90	81