Best Time to Drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Oxnard

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 111 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 114 at this time.

Only 6% 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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	83	101	125	119	116	112	104	103	104	112	128	131	121	103	87	84	82
Tue	83	120	186	171	148	133	123	107	108	117	134	142	130	112	91	85	82
Wed	83	119	194	180	150	133	119	111	113	119	137	146	135	118	93	86	82
Thu	85	123	179	163	137	135	119	113	110	118	132	142	131	111	92	85	82
Fri	83	119	168	141	125	119	130	124	123	132	130	129	112	98	88	86	82
Sat	83	83	84	88	98	116	124	117	123	120	115	109	105	96	98	90	83
Sun	83	82	84	84	86	92	103	113	129	123	118	102	100	95	92	90	82

About this drive

On weekdays the 87-mile drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 194 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 114 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Sundays (129 minutes).

About 75 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (16 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 194 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Rancho Palos Verdes to Oxnard?

The 87-mile drive usually takes 82 to 194 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 114 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Rancho Palos Verdes to Oxnard?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 194 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (41 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-110 North in Los Angeles (8 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	101	125	119	116	112	104	103	104	112	128	131	121	103	87	84	82
Tue	83	120	186	171	148	133	123	107	108	117	134	142	130	112	91	85	82
Wed	83	119	194	180	150	133	119	111	113	119	137	146	135	118	93	86	82
Thu	85	123	179	163	137	135	119	113	110	118	132	142	131	111	92	85	82
Fri	83	119	168	141	125	119	130	124	123	132	130	129	112	98	88	86	82
Sat	83	83	84	88	98	116	124	117	123	120	115	109	105	96	98	90	83
Sun	83	82	84	84	86	92	103	113	129	123	118	102	100	95	92	90	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	101	125	119	116	112	104	103	104	112	128	131	121	103	87	84	82
Tue	83	120	186	171	148	133	123	107	108	117	134	142	130	112	91	85	82
Wed	83	119	194	180	150	133	119	111	113	119	137	146	135	118	93	86	82
Thu	85	123	179	163	137	135	119	113	110	118	132	142	131	111	92	85	82
Fri	83	119	168	141	125	119	130	124	123	132	130	129	112	98	88	86	82
Sat	83	83	84	88	98	116	124	117	123	120	115	109	105	96	98	90	83
Sun	83	82	84	84	86	92	103	113	129	123	118	102	100	95	92	90	82

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	101	125	119	116	112	104	103	104	112	128	131	121	103	87	84	82
Tue	83	120	186	171	148	133	123	107	108	117	134	142	130	112	91	85	82
Wed	83	119	194	180	150	133	119	111	113	119	137	146	135	118	93	86	82
Thu	85	123	179	163	137	135	119	113	110	118	132	142	131	111	92	85	82
Fri	83	119	168	141	125	119	130	124	123	132	130	129	112	98	88	86	82
Sat	83	83	84	88	98	116	124	117	123	120	115	109	105	96	98	90	83
Sun	83	82	84	84	86	92	103	113	129	123	118	102	100	95	92	90	82