Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Santa Barbara to Oxnard
Right now (10:48 pm PDT): about 48 minutes via US-101 South.
Only 28% 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 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 49 |
| Tue | 48 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 48 | 49 |
| Wed | 48 | 49 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 72 | 59 | 50 | 49 | 49 |
| Thu | 48 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 57 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 81 | 78 | 61 | 52 | 49 | 49 |
| Fri | 48 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 83 | 77 | 62 | 51 | 49 | 48 |
| Sat | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 60 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 48 |
| Sun | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 48 |
About this drive
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 83 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 63 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Sundays (77 minutes).
About 16 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (34 to 56 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Barbara (Anacapa 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 Santa Barbara to Oxnard?
On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 48 minutes then, versus up to 83 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 83 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 63 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Santa Barbara to Oxnard?
Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 83 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 South in Los Angeles (2 miles)
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