Best Time to Drive from San Marcos to Oxnard

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 169 minutes via I-5 North and US-101 North, usually 172 at this time.

Only 13% 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 161-mile drive from San Marcos to Oxnard (via I-5 North and US-101 North) usually takes as little as 141 minutes and up to 213 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 175 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (210 minutes).

About 152 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 9 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central San Marcos 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 San Marcos to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 141 minutes then, versus up to 213 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from San Marcos to Oxnard?

The 161-mile drive usually takes 141 to 213 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 175 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from San Marcos to Oxnard?

Leaving around 3 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 213 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Orange County (53 miles) · US-101 North in Los Angeles (46 miles) · I-5 North in San Diego (20 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (19 miles) · SR-78 West in San Diego (9 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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