Best Time to Drive from Whittier to Oxnard

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 117 minutes via US-101 North and I-5 North, usually 117 at this time.

Only 11% 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	83	105	109	112	112	108	115	112	115	109	122	142	133	112	105	86	83
Tue	82	98	112	122	115	113	108	108	103	115	136	154	146	116	108	94	82
Wed	81	97	110	122	117	110	105	106	105	122	142	156	148	123	113	94	84
Thu	81	95	108	121	115	111	114	115	118	116	133	146	143	121	113	97	86
Fri	82	96	107	122	118	114	114	114	120	125	130	128	121	114	114	104	84
Sat	82	84	84	87	102	124	124	117	116	120	123	122	113	112	109	100	87
Sun	82	82	82	82	85	95	106	111	112	114	118	115	108	107	103	99	87

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 81 minutes and up to 156 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 112 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (127 minutes).

About 60 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 19 miles surface streets (30 to 54 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 6 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 81 minutes then, versus up to 156 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 79-mile drive usually takes 81 to 156 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 112 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Whittier to Oxnard?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 156 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	83	105	109	112	112	108	115	112	115	109	122	142	133	112	105	86	83
Tue	82	98	112	122	115	113	108	108	103	115	136	154	146	116	108	94	82
Wed	81	97	110	122	117	110	105	106	105	122	142	156	148	123	113	94	84
Thu	81	95	108	121	115	111	114	115	118	116	133	146	143	121	113	97	86
Fri	82	96	107	122	118	114	114	114	120	125	130	128	121	114	114	104	84
Sat	82	84	84	87	102	124	124	117	116	120	123	122	113	112	109	100	87
Sun	82	82	82	82	85	95	106	111	112	114	118	115	108	107	103	99	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	105	109	112	112	108	115	112	115	109	122	142	133	112	105	86	83
Tue	82	98	112	122	115	113	108	108	103	115	136	154	146	116	108	94	82
Wed	81	97	110	122	117	110	105	106	105	122	142	156	148	123	113	94	84
Thu	81	95	108	121	115	111	114	115	118	116	133	146	143	121	113	97	86
Fri	82	96	107	122	118	114	114	114	120	125	130	128	121	114	114	104	84
Sat	82	84	84	87	102	124	124	117	116	120	123	122	113	112	109	100	87
Sun	82	82	82	82	85	95	106	111	112	114	118	115	108	107	103	99	87

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	83	105	109	112	112	108	115	112	115	109	122	142	133	112	105	86	83
Tue	82	98	112	122	115	113	108	108	103	115	136	154	146	116	108	94	82
Wed	81	97	110	122	117	110	105	106	105	122	142	156	148	123	113	94	84
Thu	81	95	108	121	115	111	114	115	118	116	133	146	143	121	113	97	86
Fri	82	96	107	122	118	114	114	114	120	125	130	128	121	114	114	104	84
Sat	82	84	84	87	102	124	124	117	116	120	123	122	113	112	109	100	87
Sun	82	82	82	82	85	95	106	111	112	114	118	115	108	107	103	99	87