Best Time to Drive from Seal Beach to Oxnard

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 131 minutes via I-405 North and I-10 West, usually 136 at this time.

Only 3% 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 85-mile drive from Seal Beach to Oxnard (via I-405 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 101 minutes and up to 359 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 197 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (268 minutes).

About 39 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 46 miles surface streets (64 to 210 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Seal Beach 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 Seal Beach to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 101 minutes then, versus up to 359 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Seal Beach to Oxnard?

The 85-mile drive usually takes 101 to 359 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 197 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Seal Beach to Oxnard?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 359 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-405 North in Los Angeles (27 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (8 miles) · I-405 North in Orange County (4 miles)

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