Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Palmdale to Oxnard
Right now (6:03 pm PDT): about 101 minutes via SR-14 South and SR-118 West, usually 98 at this time.
Only 12% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 112 | 151 | 134 | 114 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 109 | 101 | 108 | 100 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 |
| Tue | 165 | 179 | 159 | 125 | 105 | 102 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 97 |
| Wed | 143 | 124 | 109 | 108 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 102 | 96 |
| Thu | 154 | 164 | 141 | 105 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 104 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 102 | 97 |
| Fri | 108 | 112 | 104 | 105 | 102 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 103 | 95 |
| Sat | 98 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 104 | 100 | 99 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 96 |
| Sun | 95 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 101 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 97 |
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 95 minutes and up to 197 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 101 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (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 81 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 95 minutes then, versus up to 197 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Palmdale to Oxnard?
The 83-mile drive usually takes 95 to 197 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 101 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Palmdale to Oxnard?
Leaving around 5:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 197 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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