Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Oxnard

On weekdays the 53-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Oxnard (via SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 76 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 80 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Sundays (80 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Oxnard to Santa Clarita

Freeway, about 21 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 32 miles: 57 to 64 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 Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Clarita 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	76	77	80	80	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	81	78	77	76	76
Tue	76	78	81	81	80	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	82	80	77	77	76
Wed	76	78	80	80	79	79	79	79	80	79	80	82	83	80	77	77	76
Thu	76	78	81	81	79	79	79	80	79	79	81	84	87	81	78	77	76
Fri	76	78	79	79	79	79	81	81	81	82	83	84	84	80	77	77	76
Sat	76	77	77	77	77	78	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	77	77	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	77	76

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 Clarita to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 53-mile drive usually takes 76 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 80 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Oxnard?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	80	80	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	81	78	77	76	76
Tue	76	78	81	81	80	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	82	80	77	77	76
Wed	76	78	80	80	79	79	79	79	80	79	80	82	83	80	77	77	76
Thu	76	78	81	81	79	79	79	80	79	79	81	84	87	81	78	77	76
Fri	76	78	79	79	79	79	81	81	81	82	83	84	84	80	77	77	76
Sat	76	77	77	77	77	78	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	77	77	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	80	80	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	81	78	77	76	76
Tue	76	78	81	81	80	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	82	80	77	77	76
Wed	76	78	80	80	79	79	79	79	80	79	80	82	83	80	77	77	76
Thu	76	78	81	81	79	79	79	80	79	79	81	84	87	81	78	77	76
Fri	76	78	79	79	79	79	81	81	81	82	83	84	84	80	77	77	76
Sat	76	77	77	77	77	78	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	77	77	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	77	80	80	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	81	81	78	77	76	76
Tue	76	78	81	81	80	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	82	80	77	77	76
Wed	76	78	80	80	79	79	79	79	80	79	80	82	83	80	77	77	76
Thu	76	78	81	81	79	79	79	80	79	79	81	84	87	81	78	77	76
Fri	76	78	79	79	79	79	81	81	81	82	83	84	84	80	77	77	76
Sat	76	77	77	77	77	78	80	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	77	77	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	77	76