Best Time to Drive from Sherman Oaks to Oxnard

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 60 minutes via US-101 North, usually 45 at this time.

Only 9% 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 Sherman Oaks 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	42	43	43	43	44	44	46	46	45	45	47	47	49	43	43	43	42
Tue	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	46	45	45	46	47	54	44	43	43	42
Wed	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	51	44	43	43	42
Thu	42	44	43	43	44	45	46	46	45	46	47	48	50	44	43	43	42
Fri	42	43	43	43	44	45	47	50	48	48	50	47	48	44	43	43	42
Sat	42	42	42	43	44	48	54	49	46	46	46	45	44	43	43	43	43
Sun	42	42	42	42	43	44	46	48	47	46	45	46	44	45	44	43	42

About this drive

On weekdays the 47-mile drive from Sherman Oaks to Oxnard (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 42 minutes and up to 54 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (54 minutes).

About 42 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 42 minutes then, versus up to 54 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sherman Oaks to Oxnard?

The 47-mile drive usually takes 42 to 54 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sherman Oaks to Oxnard?

Leaving around 5 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 54 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (42 miles)

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More drives

Oxnard to Sherman Oaks (return trip) · Sherman Oaks to Los Angeles · Sherman Oaks to Long Beach · Sherman Oaks to Anaheim · Sherman Oaks to Riverside · Sherman Oaks to Santa Ana · Sherman Oaks to Irvine · Sherman Oaks to Santa Monica · Sherman Oaks to San Bernardino · Sherman Oaks to Fontana · Sherman Oaks to Huntington Beach · Sherman Oaks to Glendale

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
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