Best Time to Drive from South Gate to Oxnard

Right now (5:03 pm PDT): about 104 minutes via US-101 North, usually 121 at this time.

Only 10% 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 South Gate 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	69	80	98	101	99	92	89	87	86	87	90	99	109	88	75	71	69
Tue	69	82	97	107	102	98	92	88	82	86	93	115	119	97	78	73	69
Wed	69	80	96	102	101	97	88	87	86	87	96	117	121	101	82	74	70
Thu	69	80	97	104	101	95	93	88	87	90	98	110	118	96	81	77	70
Fri	69	80	89	95	95	90	93	92	93	91	95	95	93	86	83	79	71
Sat	69	69	71	74	81	98	104	94	93	92	88	89	86	84	87	81	71
Sun	69	69	69	69	72	78	85	88	91	89	89	94	85	85	83	80	73

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from South Gate to Oxnard (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 123 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 88 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 69 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (9 to 13 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central South Gate 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 South Gate to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 123 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from South Gate to Oxnard?

The 76-mile drive usually takes 69 to 123 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 88 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from South Gate to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 123 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (45 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles) · I-710 North in Los Angeles (5 miles)

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More drives

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	80	98	101	99	92	89	87	86	87	90	99	109	88	75	71	69
Tue	69	82	97	107	102	98	92	88	82	86	93	115	119	97	78	73	69
Wed	69	80	96	102	101	97	88	87	86	87	96	117	121	101	82	74	70
Thu	69	80	97	104	101	95	93	88	87	90	98	110	118	96	81	77	70
Fri	69	80	89	95	95	90	93	92	93	91	95	95	93	86	83	79	71
Sat	69	69	71	74	81	98	104	94	93	92	88	89	86	84	87	81	71
Sun	69	69	69	69	72	78	85	88	91	89	89	94	85	85	83	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	80	98	101	99	92	89	87	86	87	90	99	109	88	75	71	69
Tue	69	82	97	107	102	98	92	88	82	86	93	115	119	97	78	73	69
Wed	69	80	96	102	101	97	88	87	86	87	96	117	121	101	82	74	70
Thu	69	80	97	104	101	95	93	88	87	90	98	110	118	96	81	77	70
Fri	69	80	89	95	95	90	93	92	93	91	95	95	93	86	83	79	71
Sat	69	69	71	74	81	98	104	94	93	92	88	89	86	84	87	81	71
Sun	69	69	69	69	72	78	85	88	91	89	89	94	85	85	83	80	73

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	80	98	101	99	92	89	87	86	87	90	99	109	88	75	71	69
Tue	69	82	97	107	102	98	92	88	82	86	93	115	119	97	78	73	69
Wed	69	80	96	102	101	97	88	87	86	87	96	117	121	101	82	74	70
Thu	69	80	97	104	101	95	93	88	87	90	98	110	118	96	81	77	70
Fri	69	80	89	95	95	90	93	92	93	91	95	95	93	86	83	79	71
Sat	69	69	71	74	81	98	104	94	93	92	88	89	86	84	87	81	71
Sun	69	69	69	69	72	78	85	88	91	89	89	94	85	85	83	80	73