Best Time to Drive from West Puente Valley to Oxnard

Right now (12:51 am PDT): about 80 minutes via US-101 North and I-10 West.

Only 13% 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 West Puente 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	71	78	83	86	84	82	82	80	78	79	84	84	85	81	75	72	71
Tue	71	80	88	92	87	84	82	80	79	83	84	93	96	90	82	73	71
Wed	72	79	85	89	85	83	84	79	80	80	93	96	94	87	77	73	71
Thu	71	78	83	89	85	83	84	81	83	85	104	129	106	92	81	77	72
Fri	71	77	79	82	81	81	84	85	87	99	133	125	110	94	83	76	73
Sat	72	72	74	75	78	83	92	94	89	90	95	104	100	82	79	77	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	77	85	84	81	80	80	80	77	77	76	77	74

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from West Puente Valley to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 133 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 82 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (105 minutes).

About 72 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central West Puente Valley 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 West Puente Valley to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 133 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from West Puente Valley to Oxnard?

The 79-mile drive usually takes 71 to 133 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 82 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from West Puente Valley to Oxnard?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 133 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (58 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (15 miles)

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Oxnard to West Puente Valley (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	83	86	84	82	82	80	78	79	84	84	85	81	75	72	71
Tue	71	80	88	92	87	84	82	80	79	83	84	93	96	90	82	73	71
Wed	72	79	85	89	85	83	84	79	80	80	93	96	94	87	77	73	71
Thu	71	78	83	89	85	83	84	81	83	85	104	129	106	92	81	77	72
Fri	71	77	79	82	81	81	84	85	87	99	133	125	110	94	83	76	73
Sat	72	72	74	75	78	83	92	94	89	90	95	104	100	82	79	77	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	77	85	84	81	80	80	80	77	77	76	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	83	86	84	82	82	80	78	79	84	84	85	81	75	72	71
Tue	71	80	88	92	87	84	82	80	79	83	84	93	96	90	82	73	71
Wed	72	79	85	89	85	83	84	79	80	80	93	96	94	87	77	73	71
Thu	71	78	83	89	85	83	84	81	83	85	104	129	106	92	81	77	72
Fri	71	77	79	82	81	81	84	85	87	99	133	125	110	94	83	76	73
Sat	72	72	74	75	78	83	92	94	89	90	95	104	100	82	79	77	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	77	85	84	81	80	80	80	77	77	76	77	74

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	71	78	83	86	84	82	82	80	78	79	84	84	85	81	75	72	71
Tue	71	80	88	92	87	84	82	80	79	83	84	93	96	90	82	73	71
Wed	72	79	85	89	85	83	84	79	80	80	93	96	94	87	77	73	71
Thu	71	78	83	89	85	83	84	81	83	85	104	129	106	92	81	77	72
Fri	71	77	79	82	81	81	84	85	87	99	133	125	110	94	83	76	73
Sat	72	72	74	75	78	83	92	94	89	90	95	104	100	82	79	77	72
Sun	71	71	71	72	74	77	85	84	81	80	80	80	77	77	76	77	74