Best Time to Drive from Simi Valley to Oxnard

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 52 minutes via US-101 North and SR-23 South, usually 54 at this time.

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.

On weekdays the 31-mile drive from Simi Valley to Oxnard (via US-101 North and SR-23 South) usually takes as little as 40 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 3 pm or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 42 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (49 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Oxnard to Simi Valley

Freeway, about 15 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 16 miles: 27 to 49 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 Simi Valley (3rd Street) 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 Simi Valley 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	40	40	41	42	41	41	41	44	41	41	44	47	51	41	40	40	40
Tue	40	41	41	43	42	41	42	42	41	41	42	46	54	42	40	40	40
Wed	40	40	42	44	43	41	41	41	41	41	42	45	52	43	40	40	40
Thu	40	41	41	43	42	41	42	43	42	42	44	49	54	45	40	40	40
Fri	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	44	45	45	50	56	63	47	40	40	40
Sat	40	40	40	40	41	45	48	49	46	43	45	43	44	41	40	40	40
Sun	40	40	40	40	40	40	42	46	46	44	45	45	44	42	40	40	40

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 Simi Valley to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 3 pm or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 40 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Simi Valley to Oxnard?

The 31-mile drive usually takes 40 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 42 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Simi Valley to Oxnard?

Leaving around 5 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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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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