Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Alhambra to Ventura
Right now (8:52 pm PDT): about 69 minutes via US-101 North, usually 67 at this time.
Only 9% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 66 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 81 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 67 |
| Tue | 66 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 67 |
| Wed | 66 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 69 | 67 |
| Thu | 66 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 97 | 126 | 106 | 89 | 78 | 73 | 68 |
| Fri | 66 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 87 | 126 | 114 | 106 | 87 | 78 | 72 | 68 |
| Sat | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 79 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 95 | 98 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Sun | 67 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Alhambra to Ventura (via US-101 North) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 126 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Saturdays (102 minutes).
About 74 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 2 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Alhambra to central Ventura 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 Alhambra to Ventura?
On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 126 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Alhambra to Ventura?
The 76-mile drive usually takes 66 to 126 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Alhambra to Ventura?
Leaving around 3 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 126 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
US-101 North in Los Angeles (68 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (6 miles)
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