Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Oxnard

Right now (11:21 am PST): about 112 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 130 at this time.

Only 7% 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 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	86	122	141	143	139	130	133	131	137	139	160	153	136	123	112	87	83
Tue	85	115	139	150	143	134	121	125	129	155	168	153	134	127	115	96	82
Wed	83	110	133	141	143	131	126	124	127	146	154	153	134	124	118	97	85
Thu	84	111	134	145	138	131	129	132	148	154	163	152	135	126	125	106	85
Fri	85	101	128	140	135	131	132	143	157	165	158	152	138	135	131	111	87
Sat	82	83	85	94	112	138	139	144	154	149	161	153	146	145	132	111	91
Sun	82	82	83	83	87	107	126	140	144	148	150	139	140	139	128	110	90

About this drive

On weekdays the 79-mile drive from Whittier to Oxnard (via US-101 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 82 minutes and up to 168 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 137 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (161 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (31 to 65 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Whittier (Painter Avenue) 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 Whittier to Oxnard?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 82 minutes then, versus up to 168 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 82 to 168 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 137 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Oxnard?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 168 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

US-101 North in Los Angeles (39 miles) · I-5 North in Los Angeles (14 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	122	141	143	139	130	133	131	137	139	160	153	136	123	112	87	83
Tue	85	115	139	150	143	134	121	125	129	155	168	153	134	127	115	96	82
Wed	83	110	133	141	143	131	126	124	127	146	154	153	134	124	118	97	85
Thu	84	111	134	145	138	131	129	132	148	154	163	152	135	126	125	106	85
Fri	85	101	128	140	135	131	132	143	157	165	158	152	138	135	131	111	87
Sat	82	83	85	94	112	138	139	144	154	149	161	153	146	145	132	111	91
Sun	82	82	83	83	87	107	126	140	144	148	150	139	140	139	128	110	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	122	141	143	139	130	133	131	137	139	160	153	136	123	112	87	83
Tue	85	115	139	150	143	134	121	125	129	155	168	153	134	127	115	96	82
Wed	83	110	133	141	143	131	126	124	127	146	154	153	134	124	118	97	85
Thu	84	111	134	145	138	131	129	132	148	154	163	152	135	126	125	106	85
Fri	85	101	128	140	135	131	132	143	157	165	158	152	138	135	131	111	87
Sat	82	83	85	94	112	138	139	144	154	149	161	153	146	145	132	111	91
Sun	82	82	83	83	87	107	126	140	144	148	150	139	140	139	128	110	90

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	86	122	141	143	139	130	133	131	137	139	160	153	136	123	112	87	83
Tue	85	115	139	150	143	134	121	125	129	155	168	153	134	127	115	96	82
Wed	83	110	133	141	143	131	126	124	127	146	154	153	134	124	118	97	85
Thu	84	111	134	145	138	131	129	132	148	154	163	152	135	126	125	106	85
Fri	85	101	128	140	135	131	132	143	157	165	158	152	138	135	131	111	87
Sat	82	83	85	94	112	138	139	144	154	149	161	153	146	145	132	111	91
Sun	82	82	83	83	87	107	126	140	144	148	150	139	140	139	128	110	90