Best Time to Drive from Torrance to Oxnard

Right now (3:35 pm PST): about 102 minutes via US-101 North and I-405 North, usually 127 at this time.

Only 5% 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 Torrance 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	71	86	98	99	97	93	91	87	89	97	117	123	113	95	77	73	71
Tue	71	96	134	135	120	112	103	95	96	105	123	140	123	103	82	74	72
Wed	71	96	134	142	125	110	101	97	98	109	129	141	132	110	86	75	72
Thu	72	101	131	132	112	107	103	95	94	104	123	139	125	103	84	75	72
Fri	71	102	131	122	103	101	108	107	109	119	123	122	106	90	78	74	72
Sat	72	72	73	77	89	108	108	104	104	103	98	102	93	84	85	79	73
Sun	72	71	72	72	75	83	92	101	105	104	98	90	87	85	81	78	72

About this drive

On weekdays the 71-mile drive from Torrance to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-405 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 143 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 100 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (109 minutes).

About 57 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 14 miles surface streets (21 to 43 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Torrance (Opal Street) to central Oxnard (East 5th Street) 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 Torrance to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 143 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 71-mile drive usually takes 71 to 143 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 100 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Torrance to Oxnard?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 143 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · I-405 North in Los Angeles (23 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	86	98	99	97	93	91	87	89	97	117	123	113	95	77	73	71
Tue	71	96	134	135	120	112	103	95	96	105	123	140	123	103	82	74	72
Wed	71	96	134	142	125	110	101	97	98	109	129	141	132	110	86	75	72
Thu	72	101	131	132	112	107	103	95	94	104	123	139	125	103	84	75	72
Fri	71	102	131	122	103	101	108	107	109	119	123	122	106	90	78	74	72
Sat	72	72	73	77	89	108	108	104	104	103	98	102	93	84	85	79	73
Sun	72	71	72	72	75	83	92	101	105	104	98	90	87	85	81	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	86	98	99	97	93	91	87	89	97	117	123	113	95	77	73	71
Tue	71	96	134	135	120	112	103	95	96	105	123	140	123	103	82	74	72
Wed	71	96	134	142	125	110	101	97	98	109	129	141	132	110	86	75	72
Thu	72	101	131	132	112	107	103	95	94	104	123	139	125	103	84	75	72
Fri	71	102	131	122	103	101	108	107	109	119	123	122	106	90	78	74	72
Sat	72	72	73	77	89	108	108	104	104	103	98	102	93	84	85	79	73
Sun	72	71	72	72	75	83	92	101	105	104	98	90	87	85	81	78	72

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	86	98	99	97	93	91	87	89	97	117	123	113	95	77	73	71
Tue	71	96	134	135	120	112	103	95	96	105	123	140	123	103	82	74	72
Wed	71	96	134	142	125	110	101	97	98	109	129	141	132	110	86	75	72
Thu	72	101	131	132	112	107	103	95	94	104	123	139	125	103	84	75	72
Fri	71	102	131	122	103	101	108	107	109	119	123	122	106	90	78	74	72
Sat	72	72	73	77	89	108	108	104	104	103	98	102	93	84	85	79	73
Sun	72	71	72	72	75	83	92	101	105	104	98	90	87	85	81	78	72