Best Time to Drive from Van Nuys to Oxnard

Right now (8:47 am PDT): about 65 minutes via US-101 North, usually 63 at this time.

Only 6% 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 48-mile drive from Van Nuys to Oxnard (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 51 minutes and up to 86 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 60 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11:30 am on Saturdays (71 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Oxnard to Van Nuys

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 13 miles: 21 to 48 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 Van Nuys (Haynes 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 Van Nuys 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	51	54	59	62	61	59	58	58	57	59	63	70	69	61	55	52	52
Tue	51	55	60	64	63	60	58	58	57	59	62	69	71	62	56	53	52
Wed	51	54	60	65	63	61	59	58	58	60	63	69	71	63	56	53	52
Thu	51	55	60	65	63	60	61	60	60	62	68	73	73	65	57	53	52
Fri	52	54	59	63	61	60	62	65	67	70	76	82	78	67	57	53	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	55	63	70	70	66	67	65	62	60	57	54	53	52
Sun	52	51	51	52	52	54	58	64	65	65	65	64	62	57	54	53	52

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 Van Nuys to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 51 minutes then, versus up to 86 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Van Nuys to Oxnard?

The 48-mile drive usually takes 51 to 86 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 60 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Van Nuys to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 86 minutes.

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Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (34 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	59	62	61	59	58	58	57	59	63	70	69	61	55	52	52
Tue	51	55	60	64	63	60	58	58	57	59	62	69	71	62	56	53	52
Wed	51	54	60	65	63	61	59	58	58	60	63	69	71	63	56	53	52
Thu	51	55	60	65	63	60	61	60	60	62	68	73	73	65	57	53	52
Fri	52	54	59	63	61	60	62	65	67	70	76	82	78	67	57	53	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	55	63	70	70	66	67	65	62	60	57	54	53	52
Sun	52	51	51	52	52	54	58	64	65	65	65	64	62	57	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	59	62	61	59	58	58	57	59	63	70	69	61	55	52	52
Tue	51	55	60	64	63	60	58	58	57	59	62	69	71	62	56	53	52
Wed	51	54	60	65	63	61	59	58	58	60	63	69	71	63	56	53	52
Thu	51	55	60	65	63	60	61	60	60	62	68	73	73	65	57	53	52
Fri	52	54	59	63	61	60	62	65	67	70	76	82	78	67	57	53	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	55	63	70	70	66	67	65	62	60	57	54	53	52
Sun	52	51	51	52	52	54	58	64	65	65	65	64	62	57	54	53	52

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	51	54	59	62	61	59	58	58	57	59	63	70	69	61	55	52	52
Tue	51	55	60	64	63	60	58	58	57	59	62	69	71	62	56	53	52
Wed	51	54	60	65	63	61	59	58	58	60	63	69	71	63	56	53	52
Thu	51	55	60	65	63	60	61	60	60	62	68	73	73	65	57	53	52
Fri	52	54	59	63	61	60	62	65	67	70	76	82	78	67	57	53	52
Sat	52	52	53	53	55	63	70	70	66	67	65	62	60	57	54	53	52
Sun	52	51	51	52	52	54	58	64	65	65	65	64	62	57	54	53	52