Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Oxnard

Right now (12:17 pm PDT): about 79 minutes via US-101 North and SR-134 West, usually 76 at this time.

Only 11% 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 Pasadena to Oxnard 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	63	66	71	71	73	73	71	72	70	69	70	72	91	79	65	64	64
Tue	63	67	70	76	78	77	73	71	68	70	72	90	104	92	66	64	64
Wed	63	67	70	72	75	76	72	71	71	71	77	95	107	97	72	66	65
Thu	64	67	69	73	76	77	75	72	71	72	77	91	102	90	71	65	65
Fri	64	67	67	69	71	72	76	76	74	74	79	81	78	73	67	65	64
Sat	64	65	66	65	68	74	89	74	72	75	72	69	68	67	66	65	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	68	72	71	71	70	67	68	67	66	65	66	64

About this drive

On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Pasadena to Oxnard (via US-101 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 63 minutes and up to 108 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (89 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (18 to 27 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) to central Oxnard (East 5th Street) 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 Pasadena to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 63 minutes then, versus up to 108 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 65-mile drive usually takes 63 to 108 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 108 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (13 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	66	71	71	73	73	71	72	70	69	70	72	91	79	65	64	64
Tue	63	67	70	76	78	77	73	71	68	70	72	90	104	92	66	64	64
Wed	63	67	70	72	75	76	72	71	71	71	77	95	107	97	72	66	65
Thu	64	67	69	73	76	77	75	72	71	72	77	91	102	90	71	65	65
Fri	64	67	67	69	71	72	76	76	74	74	79	81	78	73	67	65	64
Sat	64	65	66	65	68	74	89	74	72	75	72	69	68	67	66	65	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	68	72	71	71	70	67	68	67	66	65	66	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	66	71	71	73	73	71	72	70	69	70	72	91	79	65	64	64
Tue	63	67	70	76	78	77	73	71	68	70	72	90	104	92	66	64	64
Wed	63	67	70	72	75	76	72	71	71	71	77	95	107	97	72	66	65
Thu	64	67	69	73	76	77	75	72	71	72	77	91	102	90	71	65	65
Fri	64	67	67	69	71	72	76	76	74	74	79	81	78	73	67	65	64
Sat	64	65	66	65	68	74	89	74	72	75	72	69	68	67	66	65	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	68	72	71	71	70	67	68	67	66	65	66	64

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	63	66	71	71	73	73	71	72	70	69	70	72	91	79	65	64	64
Tue	63	67	70	76	78	77	73	71	68	70	72	90	104	92	66	64	64
Wed	63	67	70	72	75	76	72	71	71	71	77	95	107	97	72	66	65
Thu	64	67	69	73	76	77	75	72	71	72	77	91	102	90	71	65	65
Fri	64	67	67	69	71	72	76	76	74	74	79	81	78	73	67	65	64
Sat	64	65	66	65	68	74	89	74	72	75	72	69	68	67	66	65	64
Sun	64	64	64	64	65	68	72	71	71	70	67	68	67	66	65	66	64