Best Time to Drive from Santa Barbara to Oxnard

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 53 minutes via US-101 South, usually 58 at this time.

On weekdays the 38-mile drive from Santa Barbara to Oxnard (via US-101 South) usually takes as little as 48 minutes and up to 77 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Oxnard to Santa Barbara

Freeway, about 16 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 22 miles: 34 to 52 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Barbara (Anacapa Street) to central Oxnard (East 5th Street) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Barbara 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	48	48	49	52	50	49	57	60	60	62	70	73	68	58	49	49	49
Tue	48	48	49	53	50	50	53	54	57	57	65	71	67	57	49	48	49
Wed	48	49	49	53	54	50	55	56	60	61	65	71	67	56	49	49	49
Thu	48	49	50	54	53	51	55	60	62	61	64	74	73	58	50	49	49
Fri	48	48	49	53	53	53	60	64	66	69	68	77	74	58	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	51	59	73	68	63	60	57	54	51	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	49	56	65	73	80	71	64	58	52	49	49	48

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 Santa Barbara to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 77 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Barbara to Oxnard?

The 38-mile drive usually takes 48 to 77 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Barbara to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 77 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	48	49	52	50	49	57	60	60	62	70	73	68	58	49	49	49
Tue	48	48	49	53	50	50	53	54	57	57	65	71	67	57	49	48	49
Wed	48	49	49	53	54	50	55	56	60	61	65	71	67	56	49	49	49
Thu	48	49	50	54	53	51	55	60	62	61	64	74	73	58	50	49	49
Fri	48	48	49	53	53	53	60	64	66	69	68	77	74	58	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	51	59	73	68	63	60	57	54	51	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	49	56	65	73	80	71	64	58	52	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	48	49	52	50	49	57	60	60	62	70	73	68	58	49	49	49
Tue	48	48	49	53	50	50	53	54	57	57	65	71	67	57	49	48	49
Wed	48	49	49	53	54	50	55	56	60	61	65	71	67	56	49	49	49
Thu	48	49	50	54	53	51	55	60	62	61	64	74	73	58	50	49	49
Fri	48	48	49	53	53	53	60	64	66	69	68	77	74	58	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	51	59	73	68	63	60	57	54	51	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	49	56	65	73	80	71	64	58	52	49	49	48

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	48	48	49	52	50	49	57	60	60	62	70	73	68	58	49	49	49
Tue	48	48	49	53	50	50	53	54	57	57	65	71	67	57	49	48	49
Wed	48	49	49	53	54	50	55	56	60	61	65	71	67	56	49	49	49
Thu	48	49	50	54	53	51	55	60	62	61	64	74	73	58	50	49	49
Fri	48	48	49	53	53	53	60	64	66	69	68	77	74	58	51	49	48
Sat	48	48	48	48	49	51	59	73	68	63	60	57	54	51	49	49	48
Sun	48	48	48	48	49	49	56	65	73	80	71	64	58	52	49	49	48