Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Oxnard

Right now (7:07 pm PST): about 99 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-118 West, usually 103 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 83-mile drive from Palmdale to Oxnard (via SR-14 South and SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 96 minutes and up to 178 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 9 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6:30 pm on Sundays (104 minutes).

About 49 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 34 miles surface streets (48 to 83 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Palmdale to central Oxnard 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 Palmdale to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave after 9 am. The drive usually takes about 96 minutes then, versus up to 178 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 83-mile drive usually takes 96 to 178 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Oxnard?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 178 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-14 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-118 West in Los Angeles (22 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)

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