Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Oxnard

Right now (12:50 am PDT): about 77 minutes via SR-118 West.

None 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 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	79	85	85	82	82	81	81	82	86	94	99	96	82	78	77	76
Tue	76	80	88	89	85	82	82	81	81	84	91	94	94	83	78	77	76
Wed	76	80	87	88	86	83	83	83	82	88	98	99	98	85	78	77	76
Thu	76	81	88	89	84	83	83	83	84	89	103	105	102	88	79	77	76
Fri	76	79	84	84	83	83	84	86	90	94	104	109	109	89	80	78	77
Sat	76	76	76	78	78	80	82	85	85	83	83	83	82	78	76	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	77	78	81	83	85	86	84	82	80	78	77	76

About this drive

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 111 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Sundays (86 minutes).

About 21 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 32 miles surface streets (57 to 92 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) 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 Clarita to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 76 minutes then, versus up to 111 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 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (21 miles)

Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Oxnard to Santa Clarita (return trip) · Santa Clarita to Los Angeles · Santa Clarita to Santa Monica · Santa Clarita to Pasadena · Santa Clarita to Long Beach · Santa Clarita to West Covina · Santa Clarita to Burbank · Santa Clarita to Glendale · Santa Clarita to Van Nuys · Santa Clarita to Torrance · Santa Clarita to LAX · Santa Clarita to Hollywood

Open the live traffic map →

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	85	85	82	82	81	81	82	86	94	99	96	82	78	77	76
Tue	76	80	88	89	85	82	82	81	81	84	91	94	94	83	78	77	76
Wed	76	80	87	88	86	83	83	83	82	88	98	99	98	85	78	77	76
Thu	76	81	88	89	84	83	83	83	84	89	103	105	102	88	79	77	76
Fri	76	79	84	84	83	83	84	86	90	94	104	109	109	89	80	78	77
Sat	76	76	76	78	78	80	82	85	85	83	83	83	82	78	76	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	77	78	81	83	85	86	84	82	80	78	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	85	85	82	82	81	81	82	86	94	99	96	82	78	77	76
Tue	76	80	88	89	85	82	82	81	81	84	91	94	94	83	78	77	76
Wed	76	80	87	88	86	83	83	83	82	88	98	99	98	85	78	77	76
Thu	76	81	88	89	84	83	83	83	84	89	103	105	102	88	79	77	76
Fri	76	79	84	84	83	83	84	86	90	94	104	109	109	89	80	78	77
Sat	76	76	76	78	78	80	82	85	85	83	83	83	82	78	76	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	77	78	81	83	85	86	84	82	80	78	77	76

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	76	79	85	85	82	82	81	81	82	86	94	99	96	82	78	77	76
Tue	76	80	88	89	85	82	82	81	81	84	91	94	94	83	78	77	76
Wed	76	80	87	88	86	83	83	83	82	88	98	99	98	85	78	77	76
Thu	76	81	88	89	84	83	83	83	84	89	103	105	102	88	79	77	76
Fri	76	79	84	84	83	83	84	86	90	94	104	109	109	89	80	78	77
Sat	76	76	76	78	78	80	82	85	85	83	83	83	82	78	76	76	76
Sun	76	76	76	76	76	77	78	81	83	85	86	84	82	80	78	77	76