Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Oxnard

Right now (8:48 am PDT): about 80 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 84 at this time.

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Whittier to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 77 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 91 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (95 minutes).

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Whittier 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	77	83	92	93	90	88	88	88	89	91	97	102	101	89	80	79	78
Tue	77	84	94	96	92	90	88	88	89	93	100	108	106	94	83	79	78
Wed	77	84	94	95	91	89	88	88	90	95	102	111	109	97	84	80	78
Thu	77	84	93	96	93	90	89	89	92	98	106	112	112	99	85	81	78
Fri	77	83	90	91	90	90	92	94	100	106	110	111	106	94	84	81	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	84	88	90	91	92	94	95	94	90	85	83	82	79
Sun	78	77	78	78	79	82	85	87	88	88	88	87	84	83	83	84	78

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. Surface streets at each end are estimated.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Whittier to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7 pm. The drive usually takes about 77 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 77 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 91 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	83	92	93	90	88	88	88	89	91	97	102	101	89	80	79	78
Tue	77	84	94	96	92	90	88	88	89	93	100	108	106	94	83	79	78
Wed	77	84	94	95	91	89	88	88	90	95	102	111	109	97	84	80	78
Thu	77	84	93	96	93	90	89	89	92	98	106	112	112	99	85	81	78
Fri	77	83	90	91	90	90	92	94	100	106	110	111	106	94	84	81	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	84	88	90	91	92	94	95	94	90	85	83	82	79
Sun	78	77	78	78	79	82	85	87	88	88	88	87	84	83	83	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	83	92	93	90	88	88	88	89	91	97	102	101	89	80	79	78
Tue	77	84	94	96	92	90	88	88	89	93	100	108	106	94	83	79	78
Wed	77	84	94	95	91	89	88	88	90	95	102	111	109	97	84	80	78
Thu	77	84	93	96	93	90	89	89	92	98	106	112	112	99	85	81	78
Fri	77	83	90	91	90	90	92	94	100	106	110	111	106	94	84	81	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	84	88	90	91	92	94	95	94	90	85	83	82	79
Sun	78	77	78	78	79	82	85	87	88	88	88	87	84	83	83	84	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	77	83	92	93	90	88	88	88	89	91	97	102	101	89	80	79	78
Tue	77	84	94	96	92	90	88	88	89	93	100	108	106	94	83	79	78
Wed	77	84	94	95	91	89	88	88	90	95	102	111	109	97	84	80	78
Thu	77	84	93	96	93	90	89	89	92	98	106	112	112	99	85	81	78
Fri	77	83	90	91	90	90	92	94	100	106	110	111	106	94	84	81	78
Sat	78	78	79	80	84	88	90	91	92	94	95	94	90	85	83	82	79
Sun	78	77	78	78	79	82	85	87	88	88	88	87	84	83	83	84	78