Best Time to Drive from Sylmar to Oxnard

Right now (6:53 pm PDT): about 65 minutes via SR-118 West, usually 62 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.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Sylmar 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	60	62	65	66	65	65	65	65	65	68	74	78	75	64	62	61	61
Tue	60	63	67	69	67	66	66	65	65	67	72	74	73	64	62	61	61
Wed	60	63	67	69	68	67	67	66	66	71	78	78	77	66	62	61	61
Thu	60	63	68	70	67	66	66	66	67	71	82	82	79	69	62	61	61
Fri	60	62	65	66	66	67	67	68	71	74	82	85	85	69	63	62	61
Sat	60	61	61	62	62	63	65	67	67	66	66	66	65	63	61	61	61
Sun	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	64	65	66	67	66	65	63	61	61	60

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Sylmar to Oxnard (via SR-118 West) usually takes as little as 60 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (67 minutes).

About 22 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 28 miles surface streets (41 to 66 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Sylmar 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 Sylmar to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 6 pm. The drive usually takes about 60 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Sylmar to Oxnard?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 60 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Sylmar to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-118 West in Los Angeles (22 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	62	65	66	65	65	65	65	65	68	74	78	75	64	62	61	61
Tue	60	63	67	69	67	66	66	65	65	67	72	74	73	64	62	61	61
Wed	60	63	67	69	68	67	67	66	66	71	78	78	77	66	62	61	61
Thu	60	63	68	70	67	66	66	66	67	71	82	82	79	69	62	61	61
Fri	60	62	65	66	66	67	67	68	71	74	82	85	85	69	63	62	61
Sat	60	61	61	62	62	63	65	67	67	66	66	66	65	63	61	61	61
Sun	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	64	65	66	67	66	65	63	61	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	62	65	66	65	65	65	65	65	68	74	78	75	64	62	61	61
Tue	60	63	67	69	67	66	66	65	65	67	72	74	73	64	62	61	61
Wed	60	63	67	69	68	67	67	66	66	71	78	78	77	66	62	61	61
Thu	60	63	68	70	67	66	66	66	67	71	82	82	79	69	62	61	61
Fri	60	62	65	66	66	67	67	68	71	74	82	85	85	69	63	62	61
Sat	60	61	61	62	62	63	65	67	67	66	66	66	65	63	61	61	61
Sun	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	64	65	66	67	66	65	63	61	61	60

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	60	62	65	66	65	65	65	65	65	68	74	78	75	64	62	61	61
Tue	60	63	67	69	67	66	66	65	65	67	72	74	73	64	62	61	61
Wed	60	63	67	69	68	67	67	66	66	71	78	78	77	66	62	61	61
Thu	60	63	68	70	67	66	66	66	67	71	82	82	79	69	62	61	61
Fri	60	62	65	66	66	67	67	68	71	74	82	85	85	69	63	62	61
Sat	60	61	61	62	62	63	65	67	67	66	66	66	65	63	61	61	61
Sun	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	64	65	66	67	66	65	63	61	61	60